A game resembling ice hockey, played (especially by women and girls) with a straight stick and a rubber ring, and in which no intentional body contact is allowed.
〈加〉女子冰上直棍环球
Example sentencesExamples
More than 60,000 people play ringette across Canada, and she says that number is growing, despite the misconception that ringette is just hockey for girls.
The scholarship is presented to ringette players, coaches and/or officials who have demonstrated a strong academic performance and a commitment to the sport of ringette.
Our goal is to achieve varsity status within the next three years, eventually making university ringette the ideal level of play for young women all over Canada.
More than 50,000 people currently play ringette, which was invented in Canada in 1963.
Definition of ringette in US English:
ringette
nounriNGˈet
Canadian
A game resembling ice hockey, played (especially by women and girls) with a straight stick and a rubber ring, and in which no intentional body contact is allowed.
〈加〉女子冰上直棍环球
Example sentencesExamples
Our goal is to achieve varsity status within the next three years, eventually making university ringette the ideal level of play for young women all over Canada.
More than 60,000 people play ringette across Canada, and she says that number is growing, despite the misconception that ringette is just hockey for girls.
The scholarship is presented to ringette players, coaches and/or officials who have demonstrated a strong academic performance and a commitment to the sport of ringette.
More than 50,000 people currently play ringette, which was invented in Canada in 1963.