pole

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: pole

1	n v	a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic propel with a pole
2	n	one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere
3	n	a linear measure of 16.5 feet

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: pole

Types:: show 16 types...; hide 16 types...; barge pole
a long pole used to propel or guide a barge; boom, microphone boom
a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set; caber
a heavy wooden pole (such as the trunk of a young fir) that is tossed as a test of strength (in the Highlands of northern Scotland); clothes tree, coat stand, coat tree
an upright pole with pegs or hooks on which to hang clothing; mast
any sturdy upright pole; ski pole
a pole with metal points used as an aid in skiing; spar
a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging; stilt
one of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle; used for walking high above the ground; boom
any of various more-or-less horizontal spars or poles used to extend the foot of a sail or for handling cargo or in mooring; bowsprit
a spar projecting from the bow of a vessel; dolphin striker, martingale
spar under the bowsprit of a sailboat; gaff
a spar rising aft from a mast to support the head of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail; jibboom
a spar that extends the bowsprit; mast
a vertical spar for supporting sails; sprit
a light spar that crosses a fore-and-aft sail diagonally; yard
a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen

“pole barges on the river”

“pole climbing plants like beans”

Type of:: hold, hold up, support, sustain
be the physical support of; carry the weight of

Type of:: deoxidise, deoxidize, reduce
to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons

Examples:: north celestial pole
the celestial pole above the northern hemisphere; near Polaris; south celestial pole
the celestial pole above the southern hemisphere

Examples:: North Pole
the northernmost point of the Earth's axis; South Pole
the southernmost point of the Earth's axis

Type of:: geographic point, geographical point
a point on the surface of the Earth

Types:: negative magnetic pole, negative pole, south-seeking pole
the pole of a magnet that points toward the south when the magnet is suspended freely; north-seeking pole, positive magnetic pole, positive pole
the pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the magnet is suspended freely

Types:: anode
the negatively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current; negative pole
the terminal of a battery that is connected to the negative plate; positive pole
the terminal of a battery that is connected to the positive plate

Type of:: contact, tangency
(electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact

“they are at opposite poles”

“they are poles apart”

Type of:: opinion, persuasion, sentiment, thought, view
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

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