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POLO

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

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)

chukka; chukker ((polo) one of six divisions into which a polo match is divided)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

Marco Polo; Polo

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

traveler; traveller (a person who changes location)

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