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Basketball vs Lacrosse - What's the difference?

basketball | lacrosse |

As nouns the difference between basketball and lacrosse

is that basketball is basketball while lacrosse is lacrosse.

basketball

English

(wikipedia basketball)

Noun

  • (sports, uncountable) A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.
  • (basketball, countable) The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball.

    • Synonyms

    * (sport) hoops (US slang)

    Derived terms

    * basketball player

    Related terms

    * basket

    lacrosse

    English

    (wikipedia lacrosse)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (sports) A sport played on a field between two opposing teams using sticks (crosses ) and a ball, whereby one team defeats the other by achieving a higher score by scoring goals within the allotted time.

    • Derived terms

    * lacrosse stick * lacrosse ball * lacrosse helmet * lacrosse player * indoor lacrosse * box lacrosse * field lacrosse

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