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…It is an outdoor sport in which players compete to get the ball into the opponent's goal. It was developed by the British from the traditional ball game called baggataway, which was played by American Indians living along the St. Lawrence River, and has been played in Canada, the United States, and Commonwealth countries since the mid-19th century. It is similar to hockey, but lacrosse uses a special lacrosse racket with a rounded triangular net and a long handle, and was named after its resemblance to a crosse. With this, players catch and carry a hard rubber ball with a circumference of 20 cm and throw it into the opponent's goal. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "crosse" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…ボールを奪い合い相手のゴールに入れる野外競技で，セント･ローレンス川沿いに住むアメリカ･インディアンの伝統的球技〈バガタウェーbaggataway〉をイギリス人が改良し，19世紀中葉からカナダ，アメリカ，イギリス連邦諸国で行われてきた。ホッケーに似るが，ラクロスは丸みのある三角形の網に長い柄をつけた特殊なラクロスラケットを使い，その形が笏杖（しやくじよう）crosseに似ることから命名された。これで外周20cmの堅いゴム製ボールをとらえ，運び，相手方のゴールへ投げ入れる。…

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