water polo

English - Turkish

Definition of water polo in English Turkish dictionary

su topu

sutopu

Tom sutopu takımına katıldı. - Tom joined the water polo team.

English - English

Definition of water polo in English English dictionary

A water sport consisting of two teams of swimmers who have to throw the ball into the opponents goal

a game played in a swimming pool by two teams of swimmers who try to throw an inflated ball into the opponents' goal

similar to hand ball and is played in a swimming pool

Water polo is a game played in a swimming pool in which two teams of swimmers try to score goals with a ball. A water sport with two teams of swimmers each of which tries to pass a ball into the other's goal. a ball game played in water between two teams. Sport played in a swimming pool by teams of seven with a buoyant ball resembling a football (soccer ball). The ball may be carried or thrown, and a point is scored when the ball is placed in the opposing team's goal. The name derives from a mid-19th-century version of the sport in which players rode barrels and struck the ball with sticks. A rough and demanding game, it is played by both men and women. Modern water polo was introduced as an Olympic sport in 1900

Hyphenation

wa·ter Po·lo

Turkish pronunciation

wôtır pōlō

Pronunciation

/ˈwôtər ˈpōlō/ /ˈwɔːtɜr ˈpoʊloʊ/

Etymology

[ 'wo-t&r, 'wä- ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English wæter; akin to Old High German wazzar water, Greek hydOr, Latin unda wave.