Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ball hockey

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.33 in modern English

Syllables
bal-l hock-ey
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Street hockey.

Canadian usage; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From ball + hockey.

Usage

Synonyms

Questions

What does ball hockey mean?
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.
Where does ball hockey come from?
From ball + hockey.

How to pronounce ball hockey

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