Pole - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a native or inhabitant of Poland
- one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions
they are poles apart
- a square rod of land (syn: perch, rod)
- one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere
- one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface
- a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves (syn: terminal)
- a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting
- one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated
verb
Extra examples
Amundsen's expedition was the first to reach the South Pole.
We have enormous wealth at one pole, and poverty and misery at the other.
Washington and Beijing are at opposite poles (=think in two completely different ways) on this issue.
North pole
We raised the flag to the top of the pole.
The firefighters slid down the pole to their trucks.
The car hit the pole and then cartwheeled across the road.
...the arctic circle is a nonentity—you won't see it on the way to the north pole...
The end of the pole bobbed up and struck me.
The ends of the cloth lap around the pole.
The visitors were conveyed in barges to the crest of High Pole hill.
Edwards cleared 18 feet in the pole vault.
The curtain pole can be cut to length.
Can you stand that pole in the corner for now?
Financial analysts have warned investors not to touch these offers with a ten-foot pole.
Word forms
singular: pole
plural: poles
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