Synonyms:
ice_hockey, hockey, hockey_game
Meaning: a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled sticks
Synonyms:
field_hockey, hockey
Meaning: 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
Usage examples
In tam o'shanter and tweed skirt Carol felt herself a college junior going out to play hockey.