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lätkä — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • hockey noun A team sport in which players use curved sticks to hit a ball or puck into a goal.
  • paddle noun A short pole with a broad blade at one or both ends, used to propel and steer a small boat.

Senses

lätkä is used for these senses in English:

  • hockey (North America) Ice hockey, a game on ice in which two teams of six players skate and try to score by shooting a puck into the opposing team's net, using their sticks.
  • hockey puck (ice hockey) A small black flat roundel of hardened rubber used as a playing piece in ice hockey to score points by moving the puck into the opponent's goal net.
  • ice hockey A form of hockey played on an ice rink with a puck, rather than a ball.
  • paddle A broad, flat spanking implement.

hockey — full definition

  1. noun A team sport in which players use curved sticks to hit a ball or puck into a goal.
  2. noun Ice hockey specifically, played on a rink with skates and a puck.
  3. noun Field hockey specifically, played on grass or turf with a ball.

paddle — full definition

  1. noun A short pole with a broad blade at one or both ends, used to propel and steer a small boat.
  2. verb To move a small boat through water using a paddle.
  3. verb To wade or splash about playfully in shallow water.

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