hockey

hockey
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ field (AmE), ice (BrE)
▪ air, floor (AmE), roller, street
▪ men's, women's
▪ college (esp. AmE), collegiate (AmE), high-school (AmE), varsity (AmE)
▪ junior, senior
▪ major-league, minor-league (both AmE)
▪ Olympic, pro (esp. AmE), professional
VERB + HOCKEY
▪ play, watch
▪

She plays hockey in the winter.

HOCKEY + NOUN
▪ ball, mask, pads, puck, skates, stick
▪ arena (esp. AmE), field, pitch (BrE), rink, stadium
▪ championship, game, match, tournament
▪ coach, goalie, player
▪ star
▪ fan
▪ club, squad (BrE), team
▪

He plays in the college hockey team. (BrE)

▪

He plays on the college hockey team. (AmE)

▪ league, season, tournament

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  • Hockey — Sn (ein Feldspiel) erw. fach. (19. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. hockey, dessen weitere Herkunft nicht sicher geklärt ist.    Ebenso nndl. hockey, nfrz. hockey, nschw. hockey, nisl. hokkí. ✎ Rey Debove/Gagnon (1988), 391. englisch e …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

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