hockey

American  

[hok-ee] / ˈhɒk i /

noun

1. ice hockey.

2. field hockey.

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hockey ¹ British  

/ ˈhɒkɪ /

noun

1. Also called (esp US and Canadian): field hockey. 

   1. a game played on a field by two opposing teams of 11 players each, who try to hit a ball into their opponents' goal using long sticks curved at the end

   2. ( as modifier )

      hockey stick

      hockey ball

2. See ice hockey

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hockey ² British  

/ ˈhɒkɪ /

noun

1. Also: hawkey.   horkey.  dialect

   1. the feast at harvest home; harvest supper

   2. ( as modifier )

      the hockey cart

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Etymology

Origin of hockey

1520–30; earlier hockie, perhaps equivalent to hock- hook ¹ + -ie -ie

Example Sentences

Tournament favourites Canada and the USA will face off for ice hockey gold at Milan's Santagiulia Arena on Sunday, while Finland and Slovakia will battle for bronze on Saturday.

From Barron's

MILAN—The U.S. men’s hockey team has conquered every test since landing at the Olympics.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Cardiff Devils fan flew to Milan on Sunday to watch Canada play France in the men's ice hockey.

From BBC

Seconds after Keller’s goal, I got a text from Al Michaels, the Lake Placid Sinatra and a hockey nut who knows better than anyone how indelible this game can be:

From The Wall Street Journal

MILAN—The women’s hockey Olympic final was supposed to be an American coronation.

From The Wall Street Journal