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   pole

   /pəʊl/

   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"
   • ▪ a long, slender, flexible rod of wood or fibreglass used by a competitor in pole-vaulting.
   • ▪ a young tree with a straight slender trunk and no lower branches: "new poles should be protected from grazing livestock"
   • ▪ short for ski pole
   • ▪ a wooden shaft fitted to the front of a cart or carriage drawn by animals and attached to their yokes or collars.
   • ▪ a simple fishing rod: "they tell you on the tin that their tuna is entirely caught with pole and line"
   • 2. another term for perch historical British
   • ▪ another term for perch

   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"

   Word Origin late Old Englishpāl (in early use without reference to thickness or length), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch paal and German Pfahl, based on Latin palus ‘stake’.

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   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.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPOLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   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.

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   Pole definition: a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.. See examples of POLE used in a sentence.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › polePole - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   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.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › polePole - definition of pole by The Free Dictionary

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   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.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryPOLE definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

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   A pole is a long, thin piece of wood or metal, used especially for supporting things.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpole noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of pole noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishPOLE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   POLE definition: 1. a long, thin stick made of wood or metal, often used to hold something up: 2. the part of the…. Learn more.

10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › polepole | meaning of pole in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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    pole meaning, definition, what is pole: a long stick or post usually made of woo...: Learn more.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarypole | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    pole meaning: 1. a long, thin stick made of wood or metal, often used to hold something up: 2. the part of the…. Learn more.