: a goal game in which players use a long-handled stick that has a triangular head with a mesh pouch to catch, carry, and throw the ball
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Games with small balls—baseball, tennis, cricket, lacrosse—required additional equipment, like a stick, bat or racquet, that took time to master.
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Dec. 2024
The story of the Duke lacrosse rape hoax has long galvanized national attention and is the center of ESPN’s 2016 film Fantastic Lies.
—Luke Gentile, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Dec. 2024
Sarkissian was a four-time All-American in lacrosse and was part of two National Championship teams.
—Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2024
A lot of her favorite Milwaukee memories have to do with lacrosse, like when the team won Big East tournament titles in 2016 and '17.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Dec. 2024
The story of the Duke lacrosse rape hoax has long galvanized national attention and is the center of ESPN’s 2016 film Fantastic Lies.
—Luke Gentile, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Dec. 2024
Sarkissian was a four-time All-American in lacrosse and was part of two National Championship teams.
—Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2024
A lot of her favorite Milwaukee memories have to do with lacrosse, like when the team won Big East tournament titles in 2016 and '17.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Lacrosse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lacrosse. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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lacrosse
noun
la·crosse
lə-ˈkrȯs 
: a game played on a field in which players use long-handled sticks with shallow nets for catching, throwing, and carrying the ball
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