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polo
1[ poh-loh ]
noun
- a game played on horseback between two teams, each of four players, the object being to score points by driving a wooden ball into the opponents' goal using a long-handled mallet.
- any game broadly resembling this, especially water polo.
Polo
2[ poh-loh ]
noun
- Mar·co [mahr, -koh], c1254–1324, Venetian traveler.
Polo
1/ ˈpəʊləʊ /
noun
- PoloMarco12541324MVenetianBUSINESS: merchantTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: travel writer Marco (ˈmɑːkəʊ). 1254–1324, Venetian merchant, famous for his account of his travels in Asia. After travelling overland to China (1271–75), he spent 17 years serving Kublai Khan before returning to Venice by sea (1292–95)
polo
2/ ˈpəʊləʊ /
noun
- a game similar to hockey played on horseback using long-handled mallets ( polo sticks ) and a wooden ball
- any of several similar games, such as one played on bicycles
- short for water polo
- Also calledpolo neck
- a collar on a garment, worn rolled over to fit closely round the neck
- a garment, esp a sweater, with such a collar
Other Words From
- polo·ist noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of polo1
Word History and Origins
Origin of polo1
Example Sentences
The events would include handball, rowing, water polo, sailing and triathlon, among others.
Earlier, Granada Hills beat crosstown rival Kennedy 21-10 to win the Division I title — its first boys’ water polo title in school history.
Former US congressman Michael Grimm has been paralysed from the chest down after being thrown from a horse during a polo tournament.
To the left was James Carville, hanging out in his polo shirt and looking increasingly glum as the evening wore on.
The contest attracted national attention, with Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana traveling to Riverside County to stump for Calvert, and former President Trump rallying nearby at a Coachella Valley polo field.
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