polo

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Polo
    n 1: Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and
         served Kublai Khan (1254-1324) [syn: {Polo}, {Marco Polo}]
    2: a game similar to field hockey but played on horseback using
       long-handled mallets and a wooden ball

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Polo \Po"lo\, n. [Of Eastern origin; -- properly, the ball used
   in the game.]
   1. A game of ball of Eastern origin, resembling hockey, with
      the players on horseback.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A similar game played on the ice, or on a prepared floor,
      by players wearing skates.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. A game similar to hockey played by swimmers.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Polo \Po"lo\, n. [Sp., an air or popular song in Andalucia.]
   A Spanish gypsy dance characterized by energetic movements of
   the body while the feet merely shuffle or glide, with unison
   singing and rhythmic clapping of hands.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

from U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

Polo, IL (city, FIPS 60937)
  Location: 41.98468 N, 89.57833 W
  Population (1990): 2514 (1060 housing units)
  Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 61064
Polo, MO (city, FIPS 58916)
  Location: 39.55219 N, 94.04005 W
  Population (1990): 539 (258 housing units)
  Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 64671

from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Polo, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
   Population (2000):    582
   Housing Units (2000): 262
   Land area (2000):     0.578310 sq. miles (1.497817 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.578310 sq. miles (1.497817 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            58916
   Located within:       Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
   Location:             39.552842 N, 94.039022 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     64671
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Polo, MO
    Polo

from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Polo, IL -- U.S. city in Illinois
   Population (2000):    2477
   Housing Units (2000): 1081
   Land area (2000):     1.313234 sq. miles (3.401260 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.313234 sq. miles (3.401260 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            60937
   Located within:       Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
   Location:             41.986852 N, 89.577100 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     61064
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Polo, IL
    Polo

from Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date

POLO

Marco, F. R. G. S., traveler, discoverer, and lecturer.
Began expeditions from Venice.  Discovered China, Japan, and
the Orient. Returned to Venice and Doctor Cooked his neighbors.
He is supposed, however, to have visited the countries, as he
produced a pair of chop sticks, a Chinese laundry, and some
Japanese lanterns.  These were accepted as proofs by the
University of Venice.  Ambition:  The north pole.