1.
[syn: Polo, Marco Polo]
2. a game similar to field hockey but played on horseback using long-handled mallets and a wooden ball;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Polo \Po"lo\, n. [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.
[1913 Webster]
2. A similar game played on the ice, or on a prepared floor,
by players wearing skates.
[1913 Webster]
3. A game similar to hockey played by swimmers.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Polo \Po"lo\, n. [Sp., 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.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Polo
n 1: Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and
served Kublai Khan (1254-1324) [syn: Polo, Marco Polo]
2: a game similar to field hockey but played on horseback using
long-handled mallets and a wooden ball
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Polo, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
Population (2000): 582
Housing Units (2000): 262
Land area (2000): 0.578310 sq. miles (1.497817 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.578310 sq. miles (1.497817 sq. km)
FIPS code: 58916
Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location: 39.552842 N, 94.039022 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 64671
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Polo, MO
Polo
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Polo, IL -- U.S. city in Illinois
Population (2000): 2477
Housing Units (2000): 1081
Land area (2000): 1.313234 sq. miles (3.401260 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.313234 sq. miles (3.401260 sq. km)
FIPS code: 60937
Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location: 41.986852 N, 89.577100 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 61064
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Polo, IL
Polo