field game

/fild geɪm/

Other forms: field games

Definitions of field game

1. noun

   an outdoor game played on a field of specified dimensions
   types:

   field hockey, hockey

   a game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field; two opposing teams use curved sticks try to drive a ball into the opponents' net

   football, football game

   any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal

   hurling

   a traditional Irish game resembling hockey; played by two teams of 15 players each

   ball game, ballgame

   a field game played with a ball (especially baseball)

   cricket

   a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs

   lacrosse

   a game invented by American Indians; now played by two teams who use long-handled rackets to catch and carry and throw the ball toward the opponents' goal

   polo

   a game similar to field hockey but played on horseback using long-handled mallets and a wooden ball

   pushball

   a game using a leather ball six feet in diameter; the two side try to push it across the opponents' goal

   ultimate frisbee

   a game between two teams whose players try to toss a Frisbee to one another until they cross the opponents goal; possession changes hands when the Frisbee is intercepted or touches the ground or goes out of bounds

   shinney, shinny

   a simple version of hockey played by children on the streets (or on ice or on a field) using a ball or can as the puck

   American football, American football game

   a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays

   professional football

   football played for pay

   rugby, rugby football, rugger

   a continuous-play team sport in which players carry and kick an oval ball to score by grounding it in the end zone or kicking it through H-shaped goalposts

   baseball, baseball game

   a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs

   association football, soccer

   a football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal

   type of:

   outdoor game

   an athletic game that is played outdoors