Topic: pole
Definition:

  • a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic a native or inhabitant of Poland one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions
  • "they are at opposite poles"
  • "they are poles apart" a linear measure of 16.5 feet a square rod of land one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated propel with a pole
  • "pole barges on the river"
  • "We went punting in Cambridge" support on poles
  • "pole climbing plants like beans" deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole

    Related tag cloud:

  • poles
  • fishing
  • rod
  • construction
  • fish
  • wood
  • us
  • distribution
  • boat
  • arctic
  • reel
  • bait
  • power
  • flag
  • transmission
  • tackle
  • line
  • flagpole
  • north
  • south
  • flags
  • Resources:

    See You at the Pole
    A student-initiated and student-led movement that began in Texas in 1990 with a single church youth group. It grew to more than 3 million by 1998.
    http://www.syatp.com/

    The South Pole Adventure
    Space science news from NASA, related to the South Pole.
    http://www.southpole.com/

    Astronomy and Astrophysics
    A skygazing department in the Division of Physical Sciences.
    http://astro.uchicago.edu/