A fork of Rural Dictionary
A team sport played on ice with sticks. It is a bit like bandy, but on a smaller field and with a puck in stead of a ball. The five field players go on and off the ice pretty often during the game.
- Do you play bandy in these parts? - No, we don't have the space for a bandy rink, so we only play ice hockey.
The name of the female protagonist of the French science fiction comic books Valerian and its movie adaption. The name was invented by the author, professor Pierre Christin. In the movie, she is played by Cara Delevigne.
Valerian and Laureline are space-time-agents from Galaxity.
A winter hockey game, played with a red ball on an ice rink the size of a football pitch and with many rules similar to association football. It was developed in England in the 19th Century and is especially popular in Russia, Sweden and Finland, where it is played professionally. The Federation of International Bandy is recognised by the International Olympic Committee. The name of the game comes from the bent bandy stick.
Bandy is the football of winter, also called 'winter football'.
A team sport played on ice. It's like ice hockey but faster and played with a ball and on a rink the size of a football pitch. The rules are like association football with 11 man teams.
The swiftness of hockey and the showmanship of soccer, makes bandy!
An older synonym for the sport of bandy, but since it may be misinterpreted as meaning ice hockey it is not very much used nowadays.
In the 19th Century, hockey on the ice was played in the Fens in England. It has since developed into the modern sport of bandy.
Snoopy is a beagle dog that cartoonist Charles M. Schulz featured in the perhaps most popular comic strip in the world, "Peanuts". Snoopy has also been featured in movies, songs, etc. and is now an American icon. His independent nature has also made him a symbol of the "free spirit" attitude as well as what is good about America and its culture.
Good griefs! Snoopy is taking on the Red baron again!