Meaning of auto polo | Babel Free
Definitions
A motorsport resembling equestrian polo but using automobiles instead of horses.
Examples
“We understand⟳ that he tried a little "autopolo" with the result⟳ that the car was only slightly damaged.”
“Each auto polo team (as pictured above) had one driver and a mallet swinger. They chased a soccer-sized ball. As teams became more competitive, they eliminated seats, doors, floorboards, fenders, and brakes.”
“The eighth annual Georgia-Carolina State Fair was 11 days of corn, kennel, livestock, and poultry shows, automobile and motorcycle races, and an "auto-polo game: one of the most thrilling events ever witnessed on earth."”
“In 1917, R. A. Hankinson of DeSoto, Kansas, patented the roll bar for use⟳ in auto polo contests.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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