1. A long (usually round) rod of wood, metal or plastic
   "They used a pole to knock the ripe apples from the tree"
    
2. A long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting
   "The athlete carefully positioned the pole before attempting to clear the bar"
    
3. One of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere
   "Polaris is located near the northern celestial pole";
   - celestial pole
    
4. One of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface
   "The North Pole is located in the Arctic Ocean"
    
5. One of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions
   "they are at opposite poles"; "they are poles apart"
    
6. A contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves
   "He connected the wire to the positive pole of the battery";
   - terminal
    
7. One of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated
   "The north pole of the magnet attracted the iron filings";
   - magnetic pole
    
8. A square rod of land
   "The old deed measured the property in poles";
   - perch, rod [Brit, archaic]
    
9. [Brit, archaic] A linear measure of 16.5 feet
   "The field measured 4 poles in width";
   - perch [Brit, archaic], rod [Brit, archaic]

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
   "The metallurgist poled the molten copper to remove impurities"

1. A native or inhabitant of Poland

Sounds like: plums, p, pole, pol

Derived forms: Poles, poled, poles, poling

Type of: area unit, celestial point, contact, deoxidise [Brit], deoxidize, end, European, geographic point, geographical point, hold, hold up, impel, linear measure, linear unit, opinion, persuasion, propel, reduce, rod, sentiment, sports implement, square measure, support, sustain, tangency, terminal, thought, view

Part of: battery, electric battery, electrical device, furlong, magnet, Poland, Polska, Republic of Poland

Encyclopedia: Pole, Oliver