ball hockey

noun

A form of hockey similar to ice hockey, played on foot on a hard surface (typically a hockey rink with a concrete surface), using a hard plastic ball in place of a hockey puck.

“During the off-season, I play ball hockey to stay in shape.”

Similar
cosom hockey
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Meanings

nounball hockey (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA form of hockey similar to ice hockey, played on foot on a hard surface (typically a hockey rink with a concrete surface), using a hard plastic ball in place of a hockey puck.

    During the off-season, I play ball hockey to stay in shape.

  2. CanadauncountableStreet hockey.

    Synonyms: cosom hockey

Synonyms & antonyms

nounStreet hockey.

Similar
cosom hockey
Narrower
cosom hockey
Also see
street hockey

Origin

From ball + hockey.

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Translations

Czech hokejbal
  • hokejbalTranslations
French hockey-balle
  • hockey-balleTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

ball hockey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ball%20hockey

MLA

“ball hockey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ball%20hockey. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ball hockey,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ball%20hockey.

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