Definitions for water polo
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
wa′ter po`lo(n.)
an aquatic game played by two teams of seven swimmers each, the object being to score goals by pushing, carrying, or passing an inflated ball and tossing it into the opponent's goal, defended by a goalkeeper.
Category: Sport
Origin of water polo:
1885–90
Princeton's WordNet
water polo(noun)
a game played in a swimming pool by two teams of swimmers who try to throw an inflated ball into the opponents' goal
Wiktionary
water polo(Noun)
A water sport consisting of two teams of swimmers who have to throw the ball into the opponents goal.
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