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road hockey

American  

noun

Canadian.
  1. an imitation of the game of ice hockey played typically by children without ice skates on a public road.


Etymology

Origin of road hockey

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

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He started as a young child using a shooting ramp his father built for Forsberg and his brother and lots of road hockey.

From Washington Times • May 8, 2018

“You play road hockey in the street when you’re a kid and you’re playing late at night,” Montour said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2017

The Washington Capitals won a road hockey game tonight.

From Washington Post • Oct. 3, 2015

No one, however, could have predicted how far down the road hockey would take Quick.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2012