noun
lacrosse
luh-KRAWS/ləˈkrɔːs/
A team sport in which players use netted sticks to catch, carry, and throw a ball into a goal.
The lacrosse player cradles the ball as a defender approaches her.
Etymology
French la crosse, “the hooked stick,” points to the sport’s defining equipment. The name comes from “game of the hooked sticks,” referring to sticks used to throw the ball.
In context
three attackers three midfielders three defensemen and one goalkeeper the goal of the game is to score more points than the opposing team by using netted sticks to hurl a lacrosse ball into the opponent's net
More examples
- Maya plays lacrosse on her high school team.
- In lacrosse, players score by shooting the ball into a goal.
- We practice catching with our lacrosse sticks before each game.
Forms
lacrosse