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polo

1

[ poh-loh ]

noun

  1. 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.
  2. any game broadly resembling this, especially water polo.


Polo

2

[ poh-loh ]

noun

  1. Ѳ· [mahr, -koh], 1254–1324, Venetian traveler.

Polo

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/ ˈəʊəʊ /

noun

  1. 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)
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polo

2

/ ˈəʊəʊ /

noun

  1. a game similar to hockey played on horseback using long-handled mallets ( polo sticks ) and a wooden ball
  2. any of several similar games, such as one played on bicycles
  3. short for water polo
  4. Also calledpolo neck
    1. a collar on a garment, worn rolled over to fit closely round the neck
    2. a garment, esp a sweater, with such a collar
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • l· noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of polo1

1835–45; < Balti (Tibetan language of Kashmir): ball
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Word History and Origins

Origin of polo1

C19: from Balti (dialect of Kashmir): ball, from Tibetan pulu
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Another worker, Nick Adams, 28, wearing a British Steel polo shirt, tells me he is heartened by the turnout.

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Women will also have equal quota spots in water polo and boxing for the first time.

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The shift to larger-scale US funding would appear to be a different style of approach from Sentebale's fundraising polo matches and celebrity events associated with Prince Harry.

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Meanwhile, walking alongside him — and failing to keep up — I’ve sweat completely through my polo shirt.

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On Tuesday, they celebrated a win by the girls water polo team.

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