ice hockey

ice hock·ey

I i

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ahys hok-ee]
- /aɪs ˈhɒk i/
- /aɪs ˈhɒk.i/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ahys hok-ee]
- /aɪs ˈhɒk i/

Definitions of ice hockey words

noun ice hockey a game played on ice between two teams of six skaters each, the object being to score goals by shooting a puck into the opponents' cage using a stick with a wooden blade set at an obtuse angle to the shaft. 1
noun ice hockey team sport played on ice 1
uncountable noun ice hockey Ice hockey is a game played on ice between two teams of 11 players who use long curved sticks to hit a small rubber disk, called a puck, and try to score goals. 0
noun ice hockey a game played on ice by two opposing teams of six players each, who wear skates and try to propel a flat puck into their opponents' goal with long sticks having an offset flat blade at the end 0
noun ice hockey A form of hockey played on an ice rink with a puck rather than ball. 0

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Origin of ice hockey

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85

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Parts of speech for Ice hockey

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ice hockey popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

ice hockey usage trend in Literature

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