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polo

1 American  
[poh-loh] / ˈpoʊ loʊ /

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.

  3. polo shirt.

Polo 2 American  
[poh-loh] / ˈpoʊ loʊ /

noun

  1. Marco c1254–1324, Venetian traveler.

polo 1 British  
/ ˈpəʊləʊ /

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 called: polo 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

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Polo 2 British  
/ ˈpəʊləʊ /

noun

  1. 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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Other Word Forms

  • poloist noun

Etymology

Origin of polo

1835–45; < Balti (Tibetan language of Kashmir): ball

Example Sentences

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By day he joined guests, mainly Western tourists, in pool sessions of aerobics and water polo, while at night he helped stage dance shows and quiz contests.

From BBC

It took something as simple as a white polo shirt and styled it differently for different generations.

From The Wall Street Journal

He disappears upstairs and returns minutes later in a blonde wig, yellow polo with the collar popped and a white linen jacket—the costume of his alter ego, “Hall and Grits.”

From The Wall Street Journal

He set himself up in a bungalow at the Beverly Hills Hotel and often held court at the salmon-pink polo lounge, where he met with high-powered agents and producers.

From The Wall Street Journal

The PitchBook numbers don’t even include sports like lacrosse, bull riding, Formula One, Minor League Baseball, flag football, rugby, volleyball, water polo, or even youth sports External link where PE has bought in.

From Barron's

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