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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Former Agoura water polo coach Jason Rosenthal is returning to coach girls water polo.
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
The school district has swim and water polo teams, but no swimming pools of its own.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2024
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
The school district has swim and water polo teams, but no swimming pools of its own.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2024
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“Water polo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20polo. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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