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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The two top performers were recognized as the Sun Sentinel’s Palm Beach water polo players of the year. Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2025 The boys wrestling team was league champion and the girls wrestling and girls water polo teams won CIF Division 3 championships, Rodriguez said. Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2025 The chancellor referenced the school’s national championship in men’s water polo, a Final Four appearance in women’s basketball and a national runner-up finish in women’s gymnastics as part of a haul that also included six team and four individual conference titles, the most of any Big Ten team. Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025 Terry Schroeder would go on to do a lot in the game of water polo. Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025 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 27 Jun. 2025.

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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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