hurling

  • 21hurling — hur·ling s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS sport 1. sport tipico irlandese, simile all hockey su prato 2. gioco con la palla simile al football, diffuso spec. in Cornovaglia {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: sec. XX. ETIMO: der. di (to) hurl scagliare …

    Dizionario italiano

  • 22Hurling — Hur|ling 〈[hœ:lıŋ] n.; Gen.: od. s; Pl.: unz.〉 dem Hockey ähnliches, altes irisches Schlagballspiel [Etym.: engl.; zu hurl »schleudern«] …

    Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • 23hurling — hurl|ing [ˈhə:lıŋ US ˈhə:r ] n [U] an Irish ball game played with sticks by two teams of 15 players >hurler n …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24hurling — hurl|ing [ hɜrlıŋ ] noun uncount a game similar to FIELD HOCKEY and LACROSSE that is popular in Ireland and is played by two teams of 15 players …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 25hurling — hurl·ing || hÉœrlɪŋ /hɜːl n. traditional Irish team game that resembles hockey (15 players on each of the two teams) hÉœrl /hɜːl v. throw, cast, toss …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 26hurling — noun an Irish game resembling hockey, played with a shorter stick with a broader oval blade …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 27hurling — noun (U) an Irish ball game played between two teams of 15 players …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 28hurling — UK [ˈhɜː(r)lɪŋ] / US [ˈhɜrlɪŋ] noun [uncountable] a game similar to hockey and lacrosse that is popular in Ireland and is played by two teams of 15 players …

    English dictionary

  • 29hurling — hurl•ing [[t]ˈhɜr lɪŋ[/t]] n. gam an Irish game resembling field hockey or lacrosse, played by two teams of 15 players each • Etymology: 1350–1400 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 30hurling — /ˈhɜlɪŋ / (say herling) noun an Irish game resembling hockey in which teams of 15 players, using sticks, attempt to score by getting the ball through their opponents goal. {hurl + ing1} …

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