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water polo

UK/ˈwɔːtə(ɹ) ˈpəʊləʊ/US/ˈwɔːtə(ɹ) ˈpəʊləʊ/
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Water polo is a ball game played by teams swimming in a pool. Play water polo, a water polo match, the water polo team.

Players may not touch the bottom at any point, so the whole game is played while treading water, which is why it is among the most demanding team sports there is. Most of the fouling happens underwater where nobody can see it.

Massimo Finizio · CC BY-SA 2.0 it

Definitions of water polo

  1. 1nounwater poloA ball game played by teams swimming in a pool.B1

    “She joined the water polo team because she loved swimming and ball games.”

water polo is a sport.

Practised in Sports & Games Played, Swimming & Diving

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