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

Examples of water polo in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Water polo This was supposed to be the year another team in boys water polo was supposed to rise up and end Newport Harbor’s domination. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Olympic track cycling champion Sophie Capewell, Wales rugby international Lisa Neumann, Team GB rugby player Ellie Boatman and Australian water polo Olympic silver medallist Tilly Kearns have also responded. — Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Leading female athletes like Australian Olympic swimmer and water polo player Tilly Kearns pushed back against Sweeney’s take on sports via Instagram. — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

The failure of Palombella Rossa, about a communist politician and water polo player, to make it into competition created a stir at the time amid suggestions the exclusion was politically motivated. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for water polo

• nolo

Kids Definition

water polo

noun

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