water polo

noun

: a goal game similar to soccer that is played in water by teams of swimmers using a ball resembling a soccer ball

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BlueSky’s Biggest Fan Becomes Its Busiest Gatekeeper Being the official sponsor of the U.S. women’s Olympic water polo team apparently wasn’t random enough. Benjamin Svetkey and Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Dec. 2024 The All-Southern Section water polo teams were released on Monday. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024 The season is starting for the winter season sports teams in Orange County — boys and girls basketball, boys and girls soccer, girls water polo and boys and girls wrestling. Ocvarsity Sports Staff, Orange County Register, 17 Nov. 2024 Rapper Flavor Flav is also passionate about the U.S. women’s water polo team, and is actually financially sponsoring their Olympics journey. Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for water polo 

Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of water polo was in 1873

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“Water polo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20polo. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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water polo

noun
: a game similar to soccer that is played in water by teams of swimmers

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