POLO DEFINITIONS - 14 definitions found
Polo 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 polo 1872, Anglo-Indian polo, from Balti (Tibetan language of the Indus valley) polo "ball," related to Tibetan pulu "ball." First played in England at Aldershot, 1871. Water polo is from 1884. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) Polo biographical name Marco 1254-1324 Venetian traveler Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) polo 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 Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary polo 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. N-UNCOUNT see also water polo English Explanatory Dictionary polo ˈpəuləu n. a game of Eastern origin like hockey played on horseback with a long-handled mallet. øpolo-neck a high round turned-over collar. polo-stick a mallet for playing polo. [Balti, = ball] The Nuttall Encyclopaedia (1907) Polo a game similar to hockey, played on horseback with mallets, and devised by British officers in India in place of football. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Polo \Po"lo\, n. A game similar to hockey played by swimmers. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 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 Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 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. Polo, IL (city, FIPS 60937) Location: 41.98468 N, 89.57833 W Population (1990): 2514 (1060 housing units) Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 61064 Polo, MO (city, FIPS 58916) Location: 39.55219 N, 94.04005 W Population (1990): 539 (258 housing units) Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 64671 WHO WAS WHO 5000 B. C. to Date POLO Marco, F. R. G. S., traveler, discoverer, and lecturer. Began expeditions from Venice. Discovered China, Japan, and the Orient. Returned to Venice and Doctor Cooked his neighbors. He is supposed, however, to have visited the countries, as he produced a pair of chop sticks, a Chinese laundry, and some Japanese lanterns. These were accepted as proofs by the University of Venice. Ambition: The north pole. |
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