paal

Definitions of paal
  1. noun
    a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
    synonyms: boom, pols, polsstok, springstok
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    kloet, schippersboom
    a long pole used to propel or guide a barge
    hengel, microfoonhengel
    a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set
    mast, scheepsmast
    any sturdy upright pole
    skistok
    a pole with metal points used as an aid in skiing
    holspaat, rondhout, spaat
    a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging
    boom, hengel, microfoonhengel
    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
    kluifhout, kluiverboom
    a spar that extends the bowsprit
    mast, scheepsmast
    a vertical spar for supporting sails
    emplacement, ra, rangeeremplacement, rangeerterrein, spoorwegemplacement, stationsemplacement
    a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen
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    staaf, staak, stang
    a long thin implement made of metal or wood
  2. noun
    an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position
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    amsterdammertje, bolder, bolderpen, meerbolder, meerpaal, verkeerszuil
    a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines)
    hekpaal
    either of two posts that bound a gate
    doelpaal
    one of a pair of posts (usually joined by a crossbar) that are set up as a goal at each end of a playing field
    lantaarnpaal, lichtmast
    a metal post supporting an outdoor lamp (such as a streetlight)
    meiboom
    a vertical pole or post decorated with streamers that can be held by dancers celebrating May Day
    pilaster
    the post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs; it supports the handrail
    telefoonpaal
    tall pole supporting telephone wires
    folterpaal, geselpaal, martelpaal, schavotpaal
    post formerly used in public to which offenders are tied to be whipped
  3. noun
    a long thin implement made of metal or wood
    synonyms: staaf, staak, stang
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    dirigeerstok
    a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir
    dirigeerstok
    a hollow metal rod that is wielded or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette
    drijfstang
    a rod that transmits motion (especially one that connects a rotating wheel to a reciprocating shaft)
    hengel
    a rod of wood or steel or fiberglass that is used in fishing to extend the fishing line
    boom, pols, polsstok, springstok
    a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
    as, spil, spindel
    a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)
    traproede
    a rod that holds a stair-carpet in the angle between two steps
    gard, roe, roede
    a rod used by a magician or water diviner
    draagas, wielas
    a shaft on which a wheel rotates
    kloet, schippersboom
    a long pole used to propel or guide a barge
    hengel, microfoonhengel
    a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set
    cardanas, krukas, pedaalas, trapas
    a rotating shaft driven by (or driving) a crank
    cardanas
    a rotating shaft that transmits power from the engine to the point of application
    mast, scheepsmast
    any sturdy upright pole
    zuigerstang
    connecting rod that moves or is moved by a piston
    skistok
    a pole with metal points used as an aid in skiing
    holspaat, rondhout, spaat
    a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging
    hoofdas, spindel
    any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts
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    gereedschap, werktuig
    instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end
  4. noun
    a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)
    synonyms: doelpaal, post, stijl
  5. noun
    the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism)
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