"ball hockey" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From ball + hockey. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} ball hockey (uncountable)
  1. 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. Tags: uncountable Hyponyms (form of hockey): cosom hockey (english: floor hockey played with balls) [informal] Translations (Translations): hockey-balle (French)
    Sense id: en-ball_hockey-en-noun-8XMsKK9D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of 'form of hockey': 75 25 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 81 19
  2. (Canada) Street hockey. Tags: Canada, uncountable
    Sense id: en-ball_hockey-en-noun-MwFOwgUT Categories (other): Canadian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cosom hockey (english: in a general sense) [form-of, informal] [ice-hockey, skating, sports, hobbies, lifestyle]

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