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polo ball

polo ball

3.4
A small wooden ball that players hit with a long stick in the sport of polo
  • noun
  • /ˈpoʊloʊ bɔl/
translation icon : bola de polo
  • My society photographer got hit in the head by a polo ball.

Examples

  • The players raced across the field, hitting the polo ball in an exciting game.

  • During the match, he skillfully struck the polo ball with his mallet.

  • She practiced her swing by hitting a polo ball to improve her playing skills.

Synonyms

ball
vspolo ball
∞ 1.0

A round object used in games like football or tennis

is the specific wooden type used in the horseback sport and struck with mallets

How Big

soccer ball
  • US
16 1.0
polo ball
3.4
tennis ball
20 1.0
golf ball
30 1.0
marble
58 1.0

Surface Forms

polo ball singular
polo balls plural

Morphology

polo + ball

The meaning 'a small wooden ball used in the game of polo' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'polo' (the horseback team sport) with 'ball' (a round play object). This compound follows a common noun-modifier pattern (sport + ball) found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Polo ball comes from the sport polo, where players on horses hit a small wooden ball with long sticks as they race across the field. That clear image of riders striking the little ball explains why the name means 'the small ball used in the game'.