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field sport

DEFINITIONS OF: field sport

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n a sport that is played outdoors

Synonyms:
outdoor sport
Types:
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hunt, hunting
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
fishing, sportfishing
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
battue
a hunt in which beaters force the game to flee in the direction of the hunter
beagling
hunting rabbits with beagles
coursing
hunting with dogs (usually greyhounds) that are trained to chase game (such as hares) by sight instead of by scent
deer hunt, deer hunting
hunting deer
duck hunting, ducking
hunting ducks
fox hunting, foxhunt
mounted hunters follow hounds in pursuit of a fox
pigsticking
the sport of hunting wild boar with spears
angling
fishing with a hook and line (and usually a pole)
cast, casting
the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel
Type of:
athletics, sport
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
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