Croquet vs. Roque

Croquetnoun

A game played on a lawn, in which players use mallets to drive balls through hoops (wickets).

Croquetnoun

A shot in this game in which the striker's ball and another ball are moved by hitting the striker's ball when they have been placed in contact following a roquet.

Croquetnoun

(countable) A croquette.

Croquetverb

To play a shot in the game of croquet in which the striker's ball and another ball are moved by hitting the striker's ball when they have been placed in contact following a roquet.

Croquetnoun

An open-air game in which two or more players endeavor to drive wooden balls, by means of mallets, through a series of hoops or arches set in the ground according to some pattern.

Croquetnoun

The act of croqueting.

Croquetverb

In the game of croquet, to drive away an opponent's ball, after putting one's own in contact with it, by striking one's own ball with the mallet.

Croquetnoun

a game in which players hit a wooden ball through a series of hoops; the winner is the first to traverse all the hoops and hit a peg

Croquetverb

drive away by hitting with one's ball,

Croquetverb

play a game in which players hit a wooden ball through a series of hoops

Croquet

Croquet (French: croquet; (UK) or (US)) is a sport that involves hitting wooden or plastic balls with a mallet through hoops (often called in the United States) embedded in a grass playing court. Its international governing body is the World Croquet Federation.

Roquenoun

(US) a form of croquet using short-handled mallets, and played on a hard surface

Roquenoun

A form of croquet modified for greater accuracy of play. The court has a wood border often faced with rubber, used as a cushion in bank shots. The balls are 3¼ in. in diameter, the cage (center arches or wickets) 3

Roque

Roque is an American variant of croquet played on a hard, smooth surface. Popular in the first quarter of the 20th century and billed by its enthusiasts, it was an Olympic sport in the 1904 Summer Games, replacing croquet from the previous games.