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- Dictionarypole/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"
- 2. another term for perch 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"
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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.
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.
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.
noun. /pəʊl/ Idioms. a long thin straight piece of wood or metal, especially one with the end placed in the ground, used as a support. a tent pole. a ski pole. a curtain pole. see also barber’s pole, bargepole, flagpole, ski pole, telegraph pole, telephone pole, totem pole. Extra Examples. Take your English to the next level.
Pole definition: a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.. See examples of POLE used in a sentence.
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.
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. SKIP TO CONTENT
