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Look up: polo

  1. polo
    [n] - Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324) 2. [n] - a game similar to field hockey but played on horseback using long-handled mallets and a wooden ball
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Polo
    Po'lo noun [ Of Eastern origin; -- properly, the ball used in the game.] 1. A game of ball of Eastern origin, resembling hockey, with the players on horseback. 2. A similar game played on the ice, or on a prepared floor, by players wearing skates.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/119

  3. Polo
    Po'lo noun A game similar to hockey played by swimmers.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/119

  4. Polo
    Po'lo noun [ Spanish , an air or popular song in Andalucia.] A Spanish gypsy dance characterized by energetic movements of the body while the feet merely shuffle or glide, with unison singing and rhythmic clapping of hands.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/119

  5. polo
    noun a game similar to field hockey but played on horseback using long-handled mallets and a wooden ball
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  6. Polo
    Marco Polo noun Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324)
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  7. Polo
    • (n.) A game similar to hockey played by swimmers. • (n.) A Spanish gypsy dance characterized by energetic movements of the body while the feet merely shuffle or glide, with unison singing and rhythmic clapping of hands. • (n.) A game of ball of Eastern origin, resembling hockey, wit...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  8. polo
    game played on horseback between two teams of four players each who use mallets with long, flexible handles to drive a wooden ball down a grass ... [11 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/89

  9. Polo
    Polo is a African boy name. The meaning of the name is `Alligator` The name Polo doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Polo seems to be unique!
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/boys/Polo

  10. polo
    polo, indoor or outdoor ball and goal game played on horseback.Sections in this article:IntroductionRules and EquipmentHistoryBibliography
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sports/A08

  11. Polo
    Polo is a four-a-side game with players mounted on horses who use wooden mallets to strike a wooden ball in an attempt to score goals. The ball is struck with the side of the mallet, and horses of any size may be used. The full sized ground is 300 yards long and 200 yards wide if unboarded and 160 y...
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  12. polo
    Stick-and-ball game played between two teams of four on horseback. It originated in Iran, spread to India, and was first played in England in 1869. Polo is played on the largest field of any game, measuring up to 274 m/300 yd by 182 m/200 yd. A small solid ball is struck with the side of a long-handled mallet through goals at ea...
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  13. Polo
    `Polo` is a team sport played on horseback in which the objective is to score goals against an opposing team. Players score by driving a small white plastic or wooden ball into the opposing team`s goal using a long-handled mallet. The traditional sport of polo is played at speed on a large grass fie...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polo

  14. Polo
    (confectionery) `Polo`s are a brand of sweets whose defining feature is the hole in the middle. The peppermint flavoured polo was first manufactured in the publisher=h2g2 at the BBC website|accessdate=5 June 2010-->--> History: Polo mints were introduced by Rowntree`s in 1948, and Polo fruits...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polo

  15. Polo
    (TransMilenio) The simple station `Polo` is part of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, opened in the year 2000. Location: The station is located in northwestern Bogotá, specifically on Calle 80, with Carrera 27. It serves the Juan XXIII, Alcázares Norte, and Sa...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polo

  16. Polo
    (music) `Polo` designates two forms of Venezuelan folk music. One that originates from Margarita Island and another one that is played in Coro, in the state of Falcón. In main lines, this genre is interpreted using cuatro, maracas, mandolin, guitar and voice. The lyrics of this composition...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polo

  17. Polo
    (flamenco palo) `Polo` is the name of a flamenco palo or musical form. There is only one known song in this palo, which is extremely similar to another palo called caña, and its guitar accompaniment, like the caña, shares its rhythm and motifs with soleá. Both the ca...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polo



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