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Pole
pəʊl
Pole definitions
noun
pole
poles
- 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"
post pillar stanchion standard paling pale stake stick picket palisade support prop batten mast bar shaft rail rod beam spar crosspiece upright vertical- a long, slender, flexible rod of wood or fibreglass used by a competitor in pole-vaulting
- a young tree with a straight slender trunk and no lower branches
"new poles should be protected from grazing livestock"
- a wooden shaft fitted to the front of a cart or carriage drawn by animals and attached to their yokes or collars
- a simple fishing rod
"they tell you on the tin that their tuna is entirely caught with pole and line"
verb
pole
poled
poles
poling
- propel (a boat) by pushing a pole against the bottom of a river, canal, or lake
"the boatman appeared, poling a small gondola"