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I fell in love with Erica Kane the summer before my freshman year of high school. Like all red-blooded teen American boys, I'd come home from water polo practice and eat a box of Entenmann's Pop'Ems donut holes in front of the TV while obsessively fawning over 'All My Children' and Erica, her clothes, and her narcissistic attitude.
Andy Cohen

Meaning of "water polo" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WATER POLO

water polo play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WATER POLO

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Water polo is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WATER POLO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Water polo

Water polo is a team water sport. The game consists of 4 quarters in which the two teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into their opposition's goal, with the team that scores the most goals winning the game. A team consists of 6 field players and one goalkeeper in the water at any one time. In addition to this, teams may have substitute players, including up to one substitute goalkeeper. Water polo is typically played in an all-deep pool, and players need considerable stamina and endurance to play the game. Water polo is a very violent and aggressive sport. Minor fouls occur frequently and exclusion fouls are common. Special equipment for water polo includes a water polo ball, which floats on the water; numbered and colored caps; and goals resembling a hockey goal in appearance, which either floats in the water or is attached to the side of the pool. The game consists of swimming, treading water, and throwing, catching, and shooting the ball using a single hand.

Definition of water polo in the English dictionary

The definition of water polo in the dictionary is a game played in water by two teams of seven swimmers in which each side tries to throw or propel an inflated ball into the opponents' goal.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WATER POLO

water ox
water paint
water parsnip
water parting
water pepper
water pimpernel
water pipe
water pistol
water plantain
water pollution
water power
water purifier
water purslane
water rail
water rat
water rate
water rates
water right
water sapphire
water scorpion

WORDS THAT END LIKE WATER POLO

Barolo
bolo
cholo
Dandolo
diabolo
Foscolo
gigolo
Jolo
kolo
Marco Polo
ovolo
paolo
piccolo
Pollaiuolo
polo
rotolo
solo
Tiepolo
tombolo
tremolo

Synonyms and antonyms of water polo in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «water polo» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WATER POLO

Find out the translation of water polo to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of water polo from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «water polo» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

水球
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

waterpolo
570 millions of speakers

English

water polo
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वाटर पोलो
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كرة الماء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

водное поло
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pólo aquático
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জল পোলো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

water-polo
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Polo air
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wasserball
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

水球
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

워터 폴로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Polo banyu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thủy cầu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தண்ணீர் பந்தாட்டம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वॉटर पोलो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Su topu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pallanuoto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

piłka wodna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

водне поло
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

polo pe apă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υδατοσφαίριση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Waterpolo
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vattenpolo
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vannpolo
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of water polo

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WATER POLO»

The term «water polo» is quite widely used and occupies the 26.816 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WATER POLO» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about water polo

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2 QUOTES WITH «WATER POLO»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word water polo.
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Andy Cohen
I fell in love with Erica Kane the summer before my freshman year of high school. Like all red-blooded teen American boys, I'd come home from water polo practice and eat a box of Entenmann's Pop'Ems donut holes in front of the TV while obsessively fawning over 'All My Children' and Erica, her clothes, and her narcissistic attitude.
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Dorothy Hamill
My family had a membership to the Riverside Yacht Club where my brother, Sandy, learned to sail, and I competed in local swim races. My sister, Marcia, became a competitive springboard diver, and my brother excelled in water polo.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WATER POLO»

Discover the use of water polo in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to water polo and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
How to Play and Teach Water Polo
Wasserball, Training, Technik, Taktik.
Charles Hines, 1967
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Water Polo: Rules, Tips, Strategy, and Safety
Discusses the history, rules, and positions of water polo.
Tracie Egan, 2004
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A guide to water polo
Wasserball, Training, Taktik, Technik.
David Barr, 1964
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Water Polo: A Brief History, Rules of the Game and ...
We are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
William Henry, 2010
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One Hundred and One Defensive and Conditioning Water Polo Drills
Features 34 conditioning drills, 11 individual defensedrills, 8 two-meter defender drills, 6 defense againstthe counterattack drills, 15 team defense drills, 6 5-on-6 drills and nearly 20 goalie drills.
Peter J. Cutino, 2002
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101 Offensive Water Polo Drills
This comprehensive title covers individual ball handling,passing, combination basic passing, individualfundamentals of shooting, shooting, counter attack, two-meter player and front court offense, and six-on-fiveextra player basic drills.
Peter J. Cutino, 2002
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Official Rules for Swimming, Fancy Diving, Water Polo
Teams. Won. Yale 8 Princeton 6 Pennsylvania 4 Columbia 2 C. C. N. Y 0 SWIMMING. Teams. Won. Yale 4 Columbia 3 Pennsylvania 1 Princeton 1 C. C. N. Y 0 Season of 1916-17. WATER POLO. Lost. P.C. Teams. Won. Lost. 1 . 888 Princeton ...
Frederick William Luehring, Benjamin Deane Brink, Frank James Sullivan, 1920
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Water Polo Clubs: Croatian Water Polo Clubs, Greek Water ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
LLC Books, 2010
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The technique of water polo: a text for player and coach
Wasserball, Geschichte, Technik, Taktik, Training, Torhüter.
Arthur F. Lambert, Robert Gaughran, 1969
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Water Polo in Greece: Greek Water Polo Clubs, A1 Ethniki ...
Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge.
General Books LLC, LLC Books, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WATER POLO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term water polo is used in the context of the following news items.
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FINA bans Croatian Water Polo player Niksa Dobud 4 years for …
FINA has banned Croatian Olympic gold medal-winning water polo player Niksa Dobud from competition for 4 years for allegedly evading a doping control test. «SwimSwam, Jul 15»
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Women's Water Polo Team Scores Gold At World League Super Final
Members of the U.S. Women's Water Polo Team poses for a photo with their gold medals at the FINA World League Super Final on June 14, 2015 in Shanghai. «TeamUSA.org, Jun 15»
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UCLA Women's Water Polo Falls to Stanford, 7-6, in NCAA Title Match
STANFORD, Calif. - UCLA dropped a 7-6 decision to Stanford in the NCAA Tournament championship match before a capacity crowd at Stanford's Avery ... «UCLA Athletics Official Site, May 15»
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2015 Women's Water Polo Championship participants announced
INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA Women's Water Polo Committee has announced the 10 teams that will be vying for the 2015 National Collegiate Women's Water ... «NCAA.com, Apr 15»
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After winning water polo gold at 19, Steffens ready for more
The 2014 FINA Women's Water Polo Player of the Year, Steffens walks around Stanford's tree-lined campus and blends right in with other world-class athletes ... «Yahoo Sports, Mar 15»
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Ex-UCLA Water Polo Player Accused of Rape Takes Plea Deal …
A former UCLA water polo player accused of raping another student in a campus dormitory pleaded no contest Thursday to assault and making criminal threats, ... «NBC Southern California, Jan 15»
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UCLA wins the 2014 Men's Water Polo Championship
UCLA wins the 2014 Men's Water Polo Championship. UCLA defeats Southern California 9-8 to win the 2014 NC Men's Water Polo Championship. This is ... «NCAA.com, Dec 14»
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Team Rallies Around Water Polo Player
Sixteen-year-old water polo player Alejandro Camacho is recovering from an incident Thursday when he was found unresponsive at the bottom of the pool by ... «NBC Southern California, Nov 14»
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Water Polo: Team USA Claims the FINA World Cup Crown
After a little over a year away, the USA Water Polo Women's Senior National Team is once again on top of the international water polo world. The USA Women ... «SwimSwam, Aug 14»
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NCAA tournament women's water polo results: Stanford-Cal, UCLA …
The quarterfinal round of the 2014 NCAA women's water polo tournament went well for the Pac-12 teams on Friday, though there was one inevitable loss in the ... «Pac-12.com, May 14»

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