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- DictionaryPole/pōl/
noun
- 1. a long, slender, rounded piece of wood or metal, typically used with one end placed in the ground as a support for something: "a tent pole"
- 2. a linear or square rod. historical British
verb
- 1. propel (a boat) by pushing a pole against the bottom of a river, canal, or lake: "the boatman appeared, poling a small gondola"
1. a. : a long slender usually cylindrical object (such as a length of wood) b. : a shaft which extends from the front axle of a wagon between wheelhorses and by which the wagon is drawn : tongue. c. : a long staff of wood, metal, or fiberglass used in the pole vault. 2. : a varying unit of length.
one of the two points at which a straight line through the centre of a circle cuts the surface of a sphere (= a ball-shaped object): Poles and polars come in pairs. mathematics specialized. a fixed point that other points or lines refer to: In polar coordinates the origin is often called the pole.
Pole definition: a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.. See examples of POLE used in a sentence.
A pole is a rounded stick or rod, usually made of wood, plastic, or metal. You need a pole for hanging a flag, catching fish, or setting up a tent. There are many kinds of poles, from the poles skiers use to balance and push themselves forward to the long, flexible pole a pole vaulter uses to help her jump over a high bar.
1. Either extremity of an axis through a sphere. 2. Either of the regions contiguous to the extremities of the earth's rotational axis, the North Pole or the South Pole. 3. Physics See magnetic pole. 4. Electricity Either of two oppositely charged terminals, as in an electric cell or battery. 5. Astronomy See celestial pole. 6. Biology. a.
Definition of pole noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
4 days ago · 1. countable noun. A pole is a long thin piece of wood or metal, used especially for supporting things. The truck crashed into a telegraph pole. He reached up with a hooked pole to roll down the metal shutter. 2. countable noun. The earth's poles are the two opposite ends of its axis, its most northern and southern points.
