 pole |
||
| 1. | [ noun ] a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic | |
| Related terms: | rod boom clothes_tree mast caber ski_pole spar stilt barge_pole | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a native or inhabitant of Poland | |
| Related terms: | European polack Poland | |
| 3. | [ noun ] one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions | |
| Examples: | "they are at opposite poles" or "they are poles apart" |
|
| Related terms: | opinion | |
| 4. | [ verb ] propel with a pole | |
| Synonyms: | punt | |
| Examples: | "pole barges on the river" "We went punting in Cambridge" |
|
| Related terms: | propel punter push | |
| 5. | [ noun ] a square rod of land | |
| Synonyms: | rod perch | |
| Related terms: | area_unit | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (British) a linear measure of 16.5 feet | |
| Synonyms: | rod perch | |
| Related terms: | linear_unit furlong yard UK | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (physics,electricity) a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves | |
| Synonyms: | terminal | |
| Related terms: | contact electrical_device positive_pole anode negative_pole battery electrical_device | |
| 8. | [ noun ] (geography) one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface | |
| Related terms: | geographic_point North_Pole South_Pole | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (astronomy) one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere | |
| Synonyms: | celestial_pole | |
| Related terms: | celestial_point south_celestial_pole north_celestial_pole | |
| 10. | [ verb ] (chemistry) deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole | |
| Related terms: | deoxidize metallurgy | |
| 11. | [ verb ] support on poles, of climbing plants, such as beans | |
| Related terms: | hold | |
| 12. | [ noun ] (sport) a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting | |
| Related terms: | sports_implement | |
| 13. | [ noun ] (physics) one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated | |
| Synonyms: | magnetic_pole | |
| Related terms: | end negative_magnetic_pole positive_pole magnet | |
| Similar spelling: |
Poole Poley pol Powley Pooley Polley pool poll Pohl Powel Polly poilu Powell Polo Poli |
|
