Definition of pole
(Entry 1 of 5)
1a
: a long slender usually cylindrical object (such as a length of wood)
b
: a shaft which extends from the front axle of a wagon between wheelhorses and by which the wagon is drawn : tongue
c
: a long staff of wood, metal, or fiberglass used in the pole vault
2
: a varying unit of length
especially
: one equal to a rod (16¹/₂ feet or about 5 meters)
3
: a tree with a breast-high diameter of from 4 to 12 inches (10 to 30 centimeters)
4
: the inside front row position on the starting line for a race
pole
verb
poled; poling
Definition of pole (Entry 2 of 5)
pole
noun (2)Definition of pole (Entry 3 of 5)
1
: either extremity of an axis of a sphere and especially of the earth's axis
2a
: either of two related opposites
b
: a point of guidance or attraction
3a
: either of the two terminals of an electric cell, battery, generator, or motor
b
: one of two or more regions in a magnetized body at which the magnetic flux density is concentrated
4
: either of two morphologically or physiologically differentiated areas at opposite ends of an axis in an organism or cell — see blastula illustration
5a
: the fixed point in a system of polar coordinates that serves as the origin
b
: the point of origin of two tangents to a conic section that determine a polar
poles apart
: diametrically opposed
Pole
noun (3)Definition of Pole (Entry 4 of 5)
1
: a native or inhabitant of Poland
2
: a person of Polish descent
Pole
biographical nameDefinition of Pole (Entry 5 of 5)
Reginald 1500–1558 English cardinal; archbishop of Canterbury (1556–58)
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The first known use of pole was before the 12th century
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