Definition of Pole

Noun: pole  pówl

  1. A long (usually round) rod of wood, metal or plastic
     
  2. One of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions
    "they are at opposite poles"; "they are poles apart"
     
  3. [Brit] A linear measure of 16.5 feet
    - perch [Brit, archaic], rod [Brit]
     
  4. A square rod of land
    - perch, rod
     
  5. One of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere
    - celestial pole
     
  6. One of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface
     
  7. A contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves
    - terminal
     
  8. A long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting
     
  9. One of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated
    - magnetic pole
Verb: pole  pówl
  1. Propel with a pole
    "pole barges on the river";
    - punt
     
  2. Support on poles
    "pole climbing plants like beans"
     
  3. (metallurgy) deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole
Noun: Pole  pówl
  1. A native or inhabitant of Poland

See also:
polders
poleax

Anagrams containing the word pole

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