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street hockey

American  

noun

Canadian.
  1. road hockey.


Etymology

Origin of street hockey

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

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Third place was a tie among street hockey, playground and “play with friends.”

From Washington Post • Dec. 11, 2022

For almost a decade, as he played thousands of hours of street hockey on in-line skates there, they carefully avoided the nets.

From New York Times • May 9, 2022

The protests have featured food and coffee stalls, ad-hoc street hockey games, DJ-curated dance parties and amenities such as play areas for kids and an inflatable hot tub.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2022

Barbecues are set up on the street with food being handed out to hungry demonstrators, while people play street hockey to the sounds of dance music, honking horns and chants of "freedom".

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2022

My brothers and I played with her when we were younger—freeze tag and street hockey with iron pokers and crumpled paper.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu