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Meaning of "grass hockey" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GRASS HOCKEY

grass hockey play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRASS HOCKEY

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Grass hockey is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GRASS HOCKEY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

grass hockey

Field hockey

Field hockey, or simply hockey, is a team sport of the hockey family. The game can be played on a grass field or a turf field. The game of field hockey is played between two teams of eleven players including the goalie. Short sticks made out of wood or fiber glass are used to hit a round, hard, rubber like ball. There are no left hand sticks in field hockey, and only one side of the stick is allowed to be used. The uniform consist of shin-guards, cleats, skirts or shorts, and a jersey. At the turn of the 21st century, the game is played globally, with particular popularity throughout western Europe, the Indian subcontinent, and Australasia. Hockey is the national sport of Pakistan, and is sometimes assumed to be India's national sport as well, although officially India does not have a national sport. The term "field hockey" is used primarily in Canada, the United States, Eastern Europe and other regions of the world where the sport of ice hockey is more popular.

Definition of grass hockey in the English dictionary

The definition of grass hockey in the dictionary is field hockey, as contrasted with ice hockey.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRASS HOCKEY

grass
grass box
grass cloth
grass court
grass cutter
grass green
grass moth
grass roots
grass skirt
grass snake
grass tree
grass up
grass widow
grass widower
grass-of-Parnassus
grass-roots
grasser
grassfinch
grasshook
grasshopper

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRASS HOCKEY

ball hockey
dickey
disc jockey
disk jockey
doohickey
field hockey
hickey
hockey
ice hockey
jockey
jump jockey
lackey
mickey
mouse jockey
outjockey
pond hockey
rickey
tackey
take the mickey
video jockey

Synonyms and antonyms of grass hockey in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «grass hockey» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRASS HOCKEY

Find out the translation of grass hockey to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of grass hockey from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «grass hockey» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

草地曲棍球
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hockey hierba
570 millions of speakers

English

grass hockey
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घास हॉकी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هوكي العشب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

по хоккею на траве
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hóquei na grama
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘাস হকি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hockey sur gazon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hoki rumput
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gras -Hockey
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

草ホッケー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

잔디 하키
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hockey suket
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hockey cỏ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புல் ஹாக்கி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गवत हॉकी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Çim hokeyi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

erba hockey
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hokej na trawie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

з хокею на траві
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hochei iarbă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γρασίδι χόκεϊ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gras hokkie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gräshockey
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gress hockey
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of grass hockey

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRASS HOCKEY»

The term «grass hockey» is used very little and occupies the 174.643 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRASS HOCKEY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «grass hockey» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «grass hockey» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about grass hockey

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRASS HOCKEY»

Discover the use of grass hockey in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to grass hockey and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Lansdowne Era: Victoria College, 1946-1963
In grass hockey, although the team had only one practice, it ranked fourth out of twelve teams in the Bridgman Cup (Island Championship). The team, made up of mostly first-year students, seems to have carried on without coach or sponsor.
Edward Harvey, 2008
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Winter Games Pitches: The Construction and Maintenance of ...
There are some possible exceptions to this generafreliance on perennial ryegrass as the most suitable grass species (fundamentally finer swards might, for example, be more appropriate for the best of grass hockey pitches) but it is certainly ...
R. D. C. Evans, 1994
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Dictionary of Upriver Halkomelem
<ts'its'qWel6:l>, df //C1i=c'eqw=el8=a-1 or C1i=c'eqw=e1a-=e1//, PLAY /'Indian badminton (played with cedar things that have wings), (grass shinny (a game like grass hockey, uses a big round ball ) [BJ])'/, (<R4=> diminutive), root meaning ...
Brent Douglas Galloway, 2009
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Disciplining Bodies in the Gymnasium: Memory, Monument, ...
dance.49 Here, unlike the enticement of female fans to men's football, the focus on dating and dancing erases the woman as elite athlete, and women's grass hockey as legitimate sporting spectacle for both men and other women. Men, or ...
Patricia Anne Vertinsky, Sherry McKay, 2004
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Women, Clubs and Associations in Britain
... public schools, it soon became regarded somewhat ironically as a girls' game, and male grass hockey players are still regarded with a certain condescension in some circles. Originally, however, it was considered very much a male game, ...
David Doughan, Peter Gordon, 2007
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The Best of Down Goes Brown: Greatest Hits and Brand New ...
Soccer: In an embarrassing display that any selfrespecting sports fan would feel nauseated by, players will often react to even the slightest contact bypretending tobe injured whilerollingaround pathetically on the grass. Hockey: Completely ...
Sean McIndoe, 2012
7
Herstory 2011
ABC Book World website: www.abcbookworld.com/view_author.php?id=2440 Photo courtesy BC BookWorld. 1., 2. Saltman. “The End....” 3. “Sheila Egoff.” GIRLS' GRASS HOCKEY TEAM 110. “Kitsilano Junior High School Girls' Grass Hockey ...
Saskatoon Women's Calendar Collective
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Dark Dreams: Australian Refugee Stories
I also play grass hockey, soccerand baseball. My three favourite subjects at school are cooking, Italian and woodwork. My future goal in life is either to become apro icehockey player or grass hockey player. I have four sisters, Megan , Heather, ...
Sonja Dechian, Sonja Dechian, Heather Miller and Eva Sallis (eds), 2012
9
Working and Living Canada
The 'ice' in the title is virtually redundant, as field or grass hockey has few followers in Canada, whereas'real' hockey dominates the sports media and unites the country during the Olympics. As sad as it may sound, many Canadians would ...
Patrick Twomey, 2008
10
It's Up to You: Women at Ubc in the Early Years
MUCBC Girls' Grass Hockey Team, 1911. The first women's grass hockey team at the McGill University College of British Columbia was formed in 1909 after interested players convinced the students' society to purchase sticks for them. Getting ...
Lee Stewart, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRASS HOCKEY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term grass hockey is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Sandwich Sports and Leisure Centre set to be transformed by …
Eventually the plan is to provide extra car parking for customers, a floodlit artificial grass hockey pitch and an indoor swimming pool. «Kent Online, Jul 15»
2
The Hottie Stop interviews Lorenza Izzo, star of The Stranger and …
At my school they played grass hockey and volleyball, and I just thought they were so lame. [Laughs] I had a really cool dad who bought us skateboards and ... «JoBlo.com, Jun 15»
3
The disturbing scene of hockey
We must remember that modern hockey is quite different from grass hockey and as per new rules the matches in the Olympics will not be of two ... «The News on Sunday, Jun 15»
4
Women's Sport Week: Back to Hockey sessions in Doncaster
Kris Lomas another Back to Hockey player said “I played on grass hockey pitches at school in South Africa and really enjoyed it but stopped ... «England Hockey, Jun 15»
5
Hockey club pitches in at Uddingston
... income streams. The former grass hockey pitch, used as a junior rugby pitch, is to be levelled and extended to form a full sized rugby pitch. «Motherwell Times, May 15»
6
The Unscientific Indian
Anderson also quotes A Rahman (CSRI policy planner) who gave the analogy of grass hockey at which Indians were the world's best at one ... «Swarajya, Apr 15»
7
Investment brings club up to speed
... away to state titles, the feedback we always get from selectors is they don't play enough on turf and play too much like grass hockey players. «Fraser Coast Chronicle, Mar 15»
8
Settling in nicely!
... are split over five sites ranging from 1.8 hectares to 4.8 hectares, hosting three cricket squares, two grass hockey pitches, two football pitches, ... «Pitchcare, Feb 15»
9
O'Brien Contractors strike gold with Eastbourne Hockey Club
... existing sub base and the installation of a 5027 m² DOMO Hockey Xtreme MDC Ultra sand filled synthetic grass hockey pitch with inlaid lines. «Pitchcare, Feb 15»
10
Churchfields Academy in bid for sports complex
“A grass hockey and rugby pitch will be introduced to the playing fields to facilitate a wider range of sport activities.” To comment on the ... «Swindon Advertiser, Jan 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Grass hockey [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/grass-hockey>. Apr 2024 ».
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