po·lo

(pō′lō)

a. A game played by two teams of three or four players on horseback who are equipped with long-handled mallets for driving a small wooden ball through the opponents' goal.

b. Water polo.

2. A polo shirt.

[Balti (Tibeto-Burman language of Pakistan), ball; akin to Tibetan (Lhasa dialect) pulu.]

po′lo·ist n.

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polo

(ˈpəʊləʊ)

1. (Polo) a game similar to hockey played on horseback using long-handled mallets (polo sticks) and a wooden ball

2. (Team Sports, other than specified) any of several similar games, such as one played on bicycles

3. (Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) short for water polo

4. (Clothing & Fashion)

a. a collar on a garment, worn rolled over to fit closely round the neck

b. a garment, esp a sweater, with such a collar

[C19: from Balti (dialect of Kashmir): ball, from Tibetan pulu]

Polo

(ˈpəʊləʊ)

(Biography) 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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po•lo

(ˈpoʊ loʊ)

n., pl. -los.

1. a game played on horseback between two teams of four players each, who score points by driving a wooden ball into the opponents' goal with a long-handled mallet.

2. any game broadly resembling this, esp. water polo.

3. polo shirt.

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

po′lo•ist, n.

Po•lo

(ˈpoʊ loʊ)

n.

Marco, c1254–1324, Venetian traveler.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	Polo - Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324) Marco Polo
	2.	polo - a game similar to field hockey but played on horseback using long-handled mallets and a wooden ball field game - an outdoor game played on a field of specified dimensions stick - a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball chukka, chukker - (polo) one of six divisions into which a polo match is divided

Translations

بولو

pólo

polo

Polo

polo

lovaspóló

póló

polo maglione a colo alto pallanuoto

polas

polo

polo

pólo

polo

马球

polo

[ˈpəʊləʊ]

A. N (Sport) → polo m

B. CPD polo neck (sweater) N → (jersey m de) cuello m vuelto or cisne
polo shirt N → polo m

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polo

[ˈpəʊləʊ] n → polo m polo player, polo ponypolo neck polo-neck

n → col m roulé

adj [jumper] → à col roulépolo player n → joueur/euse m/f de polopolo pony n → poney m de polopolo shirt n → polo m

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polo

n → Polo nt

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polo

[ˈpəʊləʊ] n (sport) → polo

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polo

(ˈpəuləu) noun

a game like hockey, played on horseback.

ˈpolo-neck noun

(a garment especially a sweater with) a high, close-fitting part around the neck. He was wearing a polo-neck; (also adjective) a polo-neck sweater.

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The physician went to his house and made a polo club, the handle of which he hollowed out, and put in it the drug he wished to use.

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"This that comes next," said the barber, "is the 'Diana,' entitled the 'Second Part, by the Salamancan,' and this other has the same title, and its author is Gil Polo."

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Poet and sportsman, mystic and man of this world, a great polo player, and the passionate lover of one beautiful woman whose ill-starred fate inspired Po Chu-i, the tenderest of all their singers,** Ming Huang is more to literature than to history.

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That incident stopped the burglaries for a time, and the guards were reduced accordingly, and the regiment devoted itself to polo with unexpected results; for it beat by two goals to one that very terrible polo corps the Lushkar Light Horse, though the latter had four ponies apiece for a short hour's fight, as well as a native officer who played like a lambent flame across the ground.

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told us of a case he was engaged in, and the Colonel talked about polo. I had nothing to say and so sat silent, trying politely to show interest in the conversation; and because I thought no one was in the least concerned with me, examined Strickland at my ease.

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*Colonel Sir Henry Yule, The Book of Sir Marco Polo.

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If you are still keen on polo you should have a try over here.

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Eternus, incorruptus, æquævus polo, Unusque et universus exemplar Dei.

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He was to have gone out with the polo team, you know, to America, but broke a rib just as they were making the selection.

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Reggie piped up that she could not think of letting Reggie go till after the Martha Washington Ball she was getting up for the Blind Asylum in Easter week; and her husband placidly observed that by that time he would have to be practising for the International Polo match.

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He's never touched a polo stick in his life, knows nothing about cricket, is indifferent to games, and doesn't even understand the meaning of the word Sportsman.' There's no place in this country for a man like that."

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In the center was a mahogany table, covered with books, and smokers' implements; the walls were decorated with college trophies and colors--flags, posters, photographs and knickknacks--tennis rackets, canoe paddles, golf clubs, and polo sticks.

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