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

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

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

Golden West has not posted its 2026-27 men’s water polo roster on the school’s athletic website. — Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2026

Including legendary diver Pat McCormick and water polo player Max Irving. — Rina Nakano, CBS News, 26 Aug. 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