Polo Meaning
/ˈpoʊloʊ/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent's goal.
nounThe game of ice polo, one of the ancestors of ice hockey; a similar game played on the ice, or on a prepared floor, by players wearing skates.
Sentence Examples
I would kill for a plate of polo right now.
The water polo team practices at 5:30 a.m.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Players hit a small white ball with mallets while riding horses in the game of ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The charity ____ match attracted wealthy spectators and raised funds for the children's hospital.
Word Origin & History
From Balti پولو (polo, “ball”). Cognate with Tibetan པོ་ལོ (po lo), ཕོ་ལོང (pho long), སྤོ་ལོ (spo lo, “ball”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"There were polo fields – sometimes green, sometimes brown – where in the old days, people had actually played that strange game that seems like a drunken bet about golf and horse riding."
— 2019, Namwali Serpell, The Old Drift, Hogarth, page 227:
"Then on the second floor there is the creepy boy’s section, which had little headless mannequins in premium polos ($39.50), rugby shirts ($49.50) and a precocious leather pilot jacket for $148."
— 2007 February 22, Mike Albo, “Outfitters to Presidents, Preppies, Me”, in New York Times:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Players hit a small white ball with mallets while riding horses in the game of ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The charity ____ match attracted wealthy spectators and raised funds for the children's hospital.