sliotar
noun [ C ] uk/ˈslɪt.ər/ us/ˈslɪt.ɚ/
爱尔兰式曲棍球用球
a ball used in the sport of hurling
The sliotar grazed the crossbar. 球擦着横杆而过。
The object is to drive the sliotar into an H-shaped goal resembling an American football goalpost. 目标是把球打入一个H型球门里，类似美式橄榄球的门柱。
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- Players use wooden, axe-shaped sticks called hurleys to hit a small ball (a sliotar) into the opponent's goal.
- The composition of the modern sliotar means players are hitting the ball further than any time in the game's history.
- In hurling, a player's only focus is on the sliotar when he goes out on the field.