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• POLO (noun)
The noun POLO has 2 senses:

1. Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324)
2. a game similar to field hockey but played on horseback using long-handled mallets and a wooden ball

Familiarity information: POLO used as a noun is rare.

• POLO (noun)

Sense 1

Polo ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Marco Polo; Polo

Instance hypernyms:

traveler; traveller (a person who changes location)

Sense 2

polo ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A game similar to field hockey but played on horseback using long-handled mallets and a wooden ball

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("polo" is a kind of...):

field game (an outdoor game played on a field of specified dimensions)

Domain member category:

stick (a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball)

"Still waters run deep."
(English proverb)
"Half-carried - a well-built load"
(Breton proverb)
"Example is better than precept."
(Arabic proverb)
"Keep throwing eggs on the wall."
(Cypriot proverb)

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