Pole: English to English |
Pole (n.) A long, slender piece of wood; a tall, slender piece of timber; the stem of a small tree whose branches have been removed; as, specifically: (a) A carriage pole, a wooden bar extending from the front axle of a carriage between the wheel horses, by which t |
Pole (n.) A measuring stick; also, a measure of length equal to 5/ yards, or a square measure equal to 30/ square yards; a rod; a perch. |
Pole (n.) A native or inhabitant of Poland; a Polander. |
Pole (n.) A point upon the surface of a sphere equally distant from every part of the circumference of a great circle; or the point in which a diameter of the sphere perpendicular to the plane of such circle meets the surface. Such a point is called the pole of tha |
Pole (n.) Either extremity of an axis of a sphere; especially, one of the extremities of the earth's axis; as, the north pole. |
Pole (n.) One of the opposite or contrasted parts or directions in which a polar force is manifested; a point of maximum intensity of a force which has two such points, or which has polarity; as, the poles of a magnet; the north pole of a needle. |
Pole (n.) See Polarity, and Polar, n. |
Pole (n.) The firmament; the sky. |
Pole (v. t.) To convey on poles; as, to pole hay into a barn. |
Pole (v. t.) To furnish with poles for support; as, to pole beans or hops. |
Pole (v. t.) To impel by a pole or poles, as a boat. |
Pole (v. t.) To stir, as molten glass, with a pole. |