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.