roller sledge hockey

English

Etymology

From roller +‎ sledge hockey.

Noun

roller sledge hockey (uncountable)

1. (field hockey or ice hockey) A parasport, an adapted form of roller hockey, and a floor version of (ice) sledge hockey, where disabled athletes rid atop roller sledges (roller sleds), and propel themselves with a pair of roller sledge hockey sticks, that function as canes/"walking sticks" and hockey sticks. Various variants of roller sledge hockey use different configurations of wheels.

Synonyms

• roller sled hockey

Hypernyms

• parahockey
• hockey

Hyponyms

• inline sledge hockey
• inline sled hockey

Related terms

• sledge hockey
• roller hockey
• inline hockey