south pole

noun

1

a

usually South Pole : the southernmost point of the earth

b

: the zenith of the heavens as viewed from the south terrestrial pole

2

of a magnet : the pole that points toward the south

Examples of south pole in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The team also pointed out that until now, direct measurements of heat loss from Enceladus had only been made at the south pole, where dramatic plumes of water ice and vapour erupt from deep fissures in the surface. —Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2025

When measured for the entirety of Enceladus, including the heat flow towards the south pole, the moon is losing 54 gigawatts across its entire surface area, which is a close match for the amount of energy that tidal heating puts into the moon. —Keith Cooper, Space.com, 7 Nov. 2025

The moon's south pole, which is largely unexplored except for a few uncrewed robotic missions, is believed to be home to subsurface water ice that could be a valuable resource for astronauts living and working at a lunar base. —Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025

Landing a Starship, 15 stories tall, upright on the moon’s rugged south pole will require firing rockets into that regolith, creating a small crater at the landing site. —Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for south pole

• bankroll
• bedroll
• borehole
• cajole
• catchpole
• charcoal
• condole
• control
• dipole
• downhole
• enroll
• extol

Kids Definition

south pole

noun

1

often capitalized S&P : the southernmost point of the earth : the southern end of the earth's axis

2

: the pole of a magnet that points toward the south