Phrase guide

field hockey

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A form of hockey played on a grassed pitch with a hard rubber ball instead of a puck.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field; two opposing teams use curved sticks try to drive a ball into the opponents' net

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hockey

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: field game

Narrower terms: shinny, shinney

History

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Across languages

Translations

60 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: veldhokkie — form of hockey
  • Arabic: هوكي الحقل — form of hockey
  • Armenian: մականախաղ (makanaxaġ) — form of hockey
  • Bashkir: үлән хоккейы (ülən xokkeyı) — form of hockey
  • Basque: belar hockey — form of hockey
  • Belarusian: хакей на траве (xakjej na travje) — form of hockey
  • Bengali: ফিল্ড হকি (philḍo hoki) — form of hockey
  • Bulgarian: хо̀кей на трева̀ (hòkej na trevà) — form of hockey
  • Catalan: hoquei sobre herba — form of hockey
  • Catalan: hoquei — form of hockey
  • Chinese Mandarin: 曲棍球 (qūgùnqiú) — form of hockey
  • Czech: pozemní hokej — form of hockey
  • Dutch: hockey — form of hockey
  • Esperanto: gazonhokeo — form of hockey
  • Estonian: maahoki — form of hockey
  • Finnish: maahockey — form of hockey
  • French: hockey sur gazon — form of hockey
  • Galician: hóckey sobre herba — form of hockey
  • Georgian: ბალახის ჰოკეი (balaxis hoḳei) — form of hockey
  • German: Hockey — form of hockey
  • German: Feldhockey — form of hockey
  • Greek: χόκεϊ επί χόρτου (chókeï epí chórtou) — form of hockey
  • Greek: χόκεϋ επί χόρτου (chókeÿ epí chórtou) — form of hockey
  • Hebrew: הוקי שדה — form of hockey
  • Hindi: हॉकी (hŏkī) — form of hockey
  • Hindi: हाकी (hākī) — form of hockey
  • Hindi: हकी (hakī) — form of hockey
  • Hindi: होकी (hokī) — form of hockey
  • Hindi: फ़ील्ड हॉकी (fīlḍ hŏkī) — form of hockey
  • Hindi: फील्ड हॉकी (phīlḍ hŏkī) — form of hockey
  • Hindi: मैदानी हॉकी (maidānī hŏkī) — form of hockey
  • Hungarian: gyeplabda — form of hockey
  • Indonesian: hoki lapangan — form of hockey
  • Irish: haca — form of hockey
  • Italian: hockey su prato — form of hockey
  • Japanese: フィールドホッケー (fīrudo hokkē) — form of hockey
  • Korean: 필드하키 (pildeuhaki) — form of hockey
  • Korean: 지상호케이경기 — form of hockey
  • Latvian: lauka hokejs — form of hockey
  • Lithuanian: žolės riedulys — form of hockey
  • Macedonian: хокеј на трева (hokej na treva) — form of hockey
  • Mongolian: талбайн хоккей (talbajn xokkej) — form of hockey
  • Persian: هاکی روی چمن — form of hockey
  • Polish: hokej na trawie — form of hockey
  • Portuguese: hóquei em campo — form of hockey
  • Romanian: hochei pe iarbă — form of hockey
  • Russian: хокке́й на траве́ (xokkéj na travé) — form of hockey
  • Serbo-Croatian: hokej na travi — form of hockey
  • Serbo-Croatian: хокеј на трави — form of hockey
  • Slovak: pozemný hokej — form of hockey
  • Slovene: hokej na travi — form of hockey
  • Spanish: hockey sobre hierba — form of hockey
  • Spanish: hockey sobre césped — form of hockey
  • Spanish: hockey sobre pasto — form of hockey
  • Swedish: landhockey — form of hockey
  • Turkish: çim hokeyi — form of hockey
  • Ukrainian: хокей на траві (xokej na travi) — form of hockey
  • Urdu: فیلڈ ہاکی — form of hockey
  • Yiddish: פֿעלדהאָקי (feldhoki) — form of hockey
  • Yiddish: פֿעלדהאָקיי (feldhokey) — form of hockey