From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishlacrossela‧crosse /ləˈkrɒs $ ləˈkrɒːs/ noun [uncountable] DSOa game played on a field by two teams of ten players, in which each player has a long stick with a net on the end of it and uses this to throw, catch, and carry a small ball
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lacrosse• He has decided not to play football in order to focus on schoolwork and lacrosse.• The child Mary, in the hurly-burly of lacrosse, is simply chasing a ball.• That was enough to interest Navy's lacrosse coaches.• Jane, who captained the school lacrosse team, was a complete contrast to Sarah.• On the lacrosse pitches my behaviour took a similar turn.• He was watching Meade play Broadneck, long one of the area's top lacrosse teams.• Mary's he played junior varsity lacrosse.• The candidate must have at least a 3.3 grade-point average and have played varsity lacrosse.Origin lacrosse (1700-1800) Canadian French la crosse “the crosier” (= long stick with a curved end carried by a Christian priest) 