water polo

noun

: a goal game similar to soccer that is played in water by teams of swimmers using a ball resembling a soccer ball

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At the Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions for girls water polo, Mater Dei won the championship with a 10-7 win over Orange Lutheran. —

Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025 The centerpiece of the swim complex would be a 50-meter pool suitable for lap swimming, year-round swim lessons, and a water polo league, among other uses. —

Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 25 Nov. 2024 Nelson Harris, Sacred Heart Prep water polo: The senior scored four goals to lead Sacred Heart Prep to a 9-7 win over De La Salle in the CIF NorCal Open Division championship game. —

Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2024 BlueSky’s Biggest Fan Becomes Its Busiest Gatekeeper Being the official sponsor of the U.S. women’s Olympic water polo team apparently wasn’t random enough. —

Benjamin Svetkey and Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for water polo