pole
- noun
- /poʊl/
- You are going to the South Pole.
- North Pole
- South Pole
- reach the pole
There's ice on the poles and more ice on the ground.
- There's ice on the poles and more ice on the ground.
- The geographic pole is the Earth's axis of rotation, right?
- Out of the night that covers me, black out the pit from pole to pole.
- Why don't we observe a single isolated North Pole?
- This effect happens the most at the equator and then tapers off at the poles of Earth, right?
- And that's beyond the pole on the other side of the South Pole from middle America.
Examples
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The explorers finally reached the South Pole after a grueling journey across Antarctica.
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Fly back with me to the North Pole to save Christmas!
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No country currently owns the North Pole or the Arctic region around it.
Academic text (2008) -
Tomorrow is Christmas, and nobody at the North Pole will have a gift if I don't get busy.
Fiction book (1998) -
On his return from the South Pole, Cdr. Richard E. Byrd gets a tumultuous welcome in New York Harbor.
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During the winter, temperatures at the North Pole can drop to extreme lows, making it one of the coldest places on Earth.
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In his research, he studied climate changes occurring at the North Pole and their global impact.
Idioms
Refuse to be involved with people or things that seem dangerous and dishonest
Compounds
A long thin rod used to catch fish by holding a line and throwing it into the water
A tall carved wooden post made by northwest coast native people showing family or legend figures
A point on Earth where the force that makes compasses point goes straight down or up
- UK
A long thin pole with a pointed metal tip that skiers use to help balance and push on snow
- Specialized
One of the two points in the sky where the line Earth spins around seems to meet the stars
A pole with red and white spiral stripes that shows where people get haircuts or shaves
- Specialized
The end of a battery marked with a minus sign that connects to the black wire
- Specialized
A point in the sky above Earth's North Pole that stars appear to turn around and is near Polaris
- Specialized
The end of a magnet that points toward Earth's north when it hangs freely
- Specialized
A long straight rod with red and white bands that people who measure land use to line up points
- UK
A long straight pole with red and white bands used to mark positions when measuring land
- Specialized
The end of a magnet that points toward the north when it hangs freely
- Specialized
A battery terminal marked with a plus sign that connects to the red wire
A ski pole made from strong Tonkin cane bamboo that is flexible and lasts a long time
- Specialized
The point in the sky above Earth's South Pole that the stars appear to turn around
- Specialized
The end of a magnet that points toward the Earth's south when it hangs freely
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pole for the North and South points on Earth also comes from Greek polos meaning 'axis' or 'end'. So the Earth's 'poles' are the two ends of its spinning axis, which is why we call those points the North and South 'poles'.