a game played on a field by two teams of ten players who use sticks with curved nets on them to catch, carry and throw the ball 长曲棍球,袋棍球,兜网球(两队各十名队员,用带网兜的球棒接球、带球和传球) CultureLacrosse is similar to field hockey and it was originally played by Native Americans. In the US it is mainly played by men and is a popular sport in schools. In Britain women's lacrosse is played in some schools.Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French (le jeu de) la crosse ‘(the game of) the hooked stick’. Compare with crosse.