ice hockey

English

Noun

Wikipedia ice hockey (uncountable)

1. A form of hockey played on an ice rink with a puck rather than ball.

Usage notes

In parts of the world where ice hockey is more prominent than field hockey it is generally referred to simply as hockey. This is equally true of field hockey.

Synonyms

• (North America) hockey

Meronyms

• +/-
• assist (noun)
• backhand
• blue line
• body check
• cross-check
• defenceman
• faceoff
• fight
• goalie
• goaltender
• hat trick
• high-sticking, high stick, high-stick
• left wing (ice hockey)
• offside
• overtime (sports)
• penalty box
• penalty kill
• penalty (ice hockey)
• PIM
• point (competition)
• power play (ice hockey)
• right wing (ice hockey)
• short-handed
• skate
• slapshot
• snap shot
• stick (sports)
• wrist shot

Translations

hockey

Arabic: هوكي الجليد (hoki al-jalīd) m. Chinese: 冰球 (bīngqiú) Czech: hokej (cs) m., lední hokej (cs) m. Danish: ishockey (da) Dutch: ijshockey (nl) Estonian: jäähoki Finnish: jääkiekko (fi), kiekko (fi), lätkä (fi) French: hockey sur glace (fr) m. German: Eishockey (de) n. Hungarian: jégkorong (hu), jéghoki (hu) Italian: hockey su ghiaccio (it) m. Japanese: アイスホッケー (aisuhokkē) Korean: 아이스하키 aiseuhaki Latvian: hokejs

Lithuanian: ledo ritulys Norwegian: ishockey (no) m. Polish: hokej na lodzie m. Portuguese: hóquei no gelo Russian: хоккей с шайбой (xokkéj s šájboj) m., хоккей на льду (xokkéj na l’dú) m. Scottish Gaelic: hocaidh-deighe (gd) m. and f. Slovene: hokej na ledu Spanish: hockey sobre hielo (es) m. Swedish: ishockey (sv) c. Turkish: buz hokeyi (tr) Ukrainian: хокей (uk) (xokéj), гокей (uk) (hokéj), гаківка (uk) (hakívka), хокей із шайбою (uk) (xojéj iz šájboju), канадський хокей (uk) (kanáds’kyj xokéj) Volapük: gladahokiy (vo)

See also

• field hockey
• roller hockey
• pond hockey

References

• Japanese translation: Yoshida, Masatoshi et.al. Kodansha's Romanized Japanese-English Dictionary. Tokyo: Kodansha International (JPN), 1993. ISBN 4770016034.