pole
pohl
- n a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
- n a native or inhabitant of Poland
- n one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions
they are at opposite poles
they are poles apart - n a linear measure of 16.5 feet
- n a square rod of land
- n one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere
- n one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface
- n a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves
- n a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting
- n one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated
- v propel with a pole
pole barges on the river - v support on poles
pole climbing plants like beans - v deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole
- Bob Mathias used a fiber-glass pole to win the Olympic decathlon back in 1952; Greek Pole Vaulter George Roubanis used one when he took a bronze medal at Melbourne in 1956.
- Says South Australian pole vault coach Alan Launder: "She's the most determined athlete I've ever seen.
- ALASKA A Pole at the Pole? Every child firmly believes that the North Pole is tall, striped like a barber pole, and has a ball on top.