water polo
nounDefinition of water polo
: 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 new pools would be deep enough so the schools could host competitive diving meets and play water polo without the players standing on the pool bottom. — Kimberly Fornek, chicagotribune.com, "Potential Hinsdale District 86 boundary change dominates public comment on school improvements," 12 June 2018 There's the former U.S. Open tennis champion Marin Cilic, a raft of current and ex-NBA players, Olympic champions in skiing, discus and the country's beloved water polo. — James Ellingworth, chicagotribune.com, "Croatia 'love' their underdog status in Sunday's World Cup final," 12 July 2018 The aquatic competitions, which start July 22 and end August 10, include diving, open water swimming, synchronized swimming and water polo. — Stephen Hudak, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Monster Jam, Bay Hill highlight sport-incentive requests for bed-tax money," 10 July 2018 But the Pac-12 can help its athletic departments succeed in the sport that matters most—which, unfortunately for the league, isn’t water polo. — Andy Staples, SI.com, "How 'Scheduling for Success' Can Help the Pac-12 Keep Pace in the Playoff Era," 7 May 2018 There’s the former U.S. Open tennis champion Marin Cilic, a raft of current and ex-NBA players, Olympic champions in skiing, discus and the country’s beloved water polo. — Washington Post, "Underdog status suits Croatia perfectly for World Cup final," 12 July 2018 Watson also coached junior varsity water polo (1984-87) and junior varsity swimming (1984-90 and 2006-12). — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, Pomerado News, "PUSD says farewell to 28 retiring high school teachers," 30 May 2018 Only one local school has changed divisions for boys’ water polo as the CIF Southern Section has released playoff groupings for the fall season. — Matt Szabo, latimes.com, "Just one local change in CIF boys' water polo divisions," 9 June 2018 Being creative, especially in water polo, is such a huge advantage. — Paul Johnson, Naperville Sun, "Sanford and some: Brad Sanford scores four goals as Naperville Central wins boys water polo state title," 22 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'water polo.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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