Phrase guide

ball hockey

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

No pronunciation record was provided for this word.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A form of hockey similar to ice hockey, played on foot on a hard surface (typically a hockey rink with a concrete surface), using a hard plastic ball in place of a hockey puck.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • During the off-season, I play ball hockey to stay in shape.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Street hockey.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From ball + hockey.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: hokejbal — Translations
  • French: hockey-balle — Translations