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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324) [syn: Polo, Marco Polo]
2: a game similar to field hockey but played on horseback using long-handled mallets and a wooden ball

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Balti, ball Date: 1872 1. a game played by teams of players on horseback using mallets with long flexible handles to drive a wooden ball through goalposts 2. water polo 3. polo shirt • poloist noun

Merriam Webster's

biographical name Marco 1254-1324 Venetian traveler

Britannica Concise

Game played by teams of players on horseback using mallets with long flexible handles to drive a wooden ball through goalposts. It was first played in Persia in the 6th cent. BC; from there it spread to Arabia, Tibet (polo is Balti for "ball"), S. Asia, and the Far East. The first British polo clubs were formed in India in the mid-19th cent.; the game came to the U.S. a few decades later. Polo has long been primarily played by the wealthy, because of the expense of acquiring and maintaining a stable of polo "ponies" (actually full-sized adult horses, bred for docility, speed, endurance, and intelligence). The standard team is made up of four players whose positions are numbered 1-4. A game consists of six 71 / 2-minute periods called chukkers or chukkas. The field is 300 yards (274.3 m) long by 160 yards (146.3 m) wide; an indoor version of the game is played on a smaller field.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a game of Eastern origin like hockey played on horseback with a long-handled mallet. Phrases and idioms: polo-neck a high round turned-over collar. polo-stick a mallet for playing polo. Etymology: Balti, = ball

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Polo Po"lo, n. A game similar to hockey played by swimmers.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Polo Po"lo, n. [Sp., an air or popular song in Andalucia.] A Spanish gypsy dance characterized by energetic movements of the body while the feet merely shuffle or glide, with unison singing and rhythmic clapping of hands.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Polo Po"lo, n. [Of Eastern origin; -- properly, the ball used in the game.] 1. A game of ball of Eastern origin, resembling hockey, with the players on horseback. 2. A similar game played on the ice, or on a prepared floor, by players wearing skates.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Polo is a game played between two teams of players. The players ride horses and use wooden hammers with long handles to hit a ball. see also water polo