A game, played in a swimming-tank, in which the contestants, in the water, toss a large rubber ball similar to a foot-ball. There are goals at either end against which the ball must be placed to score.(noun)
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Use "water-polo" in a sentence
"Getty Images Maryland athletic director Kevin Anderson The Terrapins Consider Trims in Athletics Maryland is reportedly considering eliminating its men's and women's swimming teams and its water-polo team in a costcutting measure."
""Water fitness classes, water-polo teams, and lap swimmers were definitely affected," says Julie Jones, the pool's manager."
"Whether John Madden and his colleagues will have to learn the positions on a water-polo team or will go to Fox (or even NBC, which will still carry the games from the other half of the league) remains to be seen."