pole meaning
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pole 1 a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.: a telephone pole; a fishing pole. 2. Northeastern U.S. a long, tapering piece of wood or other material that extends from the front axle of a vehicle between the animals drawing it. 3. Nautical. a light spar. that part of a mast between the uppermost standing rigging and the truck.
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- Full Definition of TOTEM POLE. 1. : a pole or pillar carved and painted with a series of totemic symbols representing family lineage and often mythical or historical incidents and erected by Indian tribes of the northwest coast of North America.
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pole vault Definition of pole vault. : a vault with the aid of a pole; specifically : a field event consisting of a vault for height over a crossbar.
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South Pole c. south pole The southern end of the axis of rotation of a planet or other celestial body.
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- Full Definition of TOTEM POLE. 1. : a pole or pillar carved and painted with a series of totemic symbols representing family lineage and often mythical or historical incidents and erected by Indian tribes of the northwest coast of North America.2.ull Definition of TOTEM POLE. 1. : a pole or pillar carved and painted with a series of totemic symbols representing family lineage and often mythical or historical incidents and erected by Indian tribes of the northwest coast of North America. 2.
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Rod (unit) The rod or perch or pole is a surveyors tool and unit of length equal to 51⁄2 yards, 16 1⁄2 feet, 1⁄320 of a statute mile or one-fourth of a surveyor's chain and 5.0292 meters. The rod is useful as a unit of length because whole number multiples of it can form one acre of square measure.
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North Pole Understand[edit] Although there's more than one definition of the South Pole, the most popularly accepted one (and a travel destination) is a fixed location in the southern hemisphere at the Earth's axis of rotation, latitude 90°S (longitude not applicable).
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Mastitis: A Breast Infection Breast milk may not drain from your breasts well when: 1  Your baby is not latching on properly. 2  Your baby is not breastfeeding often enough. 3  Your child is not breastfeeding long enough at each feeding.  Your baby is 1  sick. You have an overabundant breast milk supply.  You are 1  sick. You're weaning your child too quickly.
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magnetic pole magnetic pole. 1  either pole of a magnet, where the magnetic lines of force seem to be concentrated. 2  either point on the earth's surface toward which the needle of a magnetic compass points: the north and south magnetic poles do not precisely coincide with the geographical poles.
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- Definition of TOTEM POLE for Kids. : a usually wooden pole or pillar carved and painted with totems and set up by American Indian tribes of the northwest coast of North America.efinition of TOTEM POLE for Kids. : a usually wooden pole or pillar carved and painted with totems and set up by American Indian tribes of the northwest coast of North America.
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- Define pole of inaccessibility: the central point of a polar region most difficult of penetration the central point of a polar region most difficult of penetration… See the full definition
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- Magnetic pole may refer to: 1  One of the two ends of a magnet. 2  Magnetic monopole, a hypothetical elementary particle.  The magnetic poles of astronomical bodies, a special case of magnets, especially:
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- flagpole. noun flag·pole \ˈflag-ˌpōl\. Tweet. : a tall pole from which a flag hangs: a pole used to display a flag.
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North Magnetic Pole The North Magnetic Pole is the point on the surface of Earth 's Northern Hemisphere at which the planet's magnetic field points vertically downwards (in other words, if a magnetic compass needle is allowed to rotate about a horizontal axis, it will point straight down).he Earth's North and South Magnetic Poles are also known as Magnetic Dip Poles, with reference to the vertical dip of the magnetic field lines at those points.
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the pole vault : a long staff of wood, metal, or fiberglass used in the pole vault : to act upon with a pole : to impel or push with a pole : to propel a boat with a pole : either extremity of an axis of a sphere and especially of the earth's axis
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pole bean pole bean. n. Any of various cultivated beans that climb and are grown on poles or supports. pole′ bean`. n. any vinelike variety of bean that is trained to grow upright on a pole, trellis, fence, etc.
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COLUMN A tribal emblem consisting of a pillar carved and painted with totemic figures; erected by Indian tribes of the northwest Pacific coast. Classified under: Nouns denoting man-made objects. Hypernyms (totem pole is a kind of...):he noun TOTEM POLE has 1 sense: 1. a tribal emblem consisting of a pillar carved and painted with totemic figures; erected by Indian tribes of the northwest Pacific coast.
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totem pole totem pole. noun. Tweet. : a tall usually wooden pole that is carved and painted with symbols, figures, or masks which represent different Native American tribes. —used to describe someone's position or level in a company or organization.
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Translations for north pole The North Pole, also known as the Geographic North Pole, Celestial North Pole, or Terrestrial North Pole, is (subject to the caveats explained below) defined as the point in the Northern Hemisphere where the Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface.
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Main definitions of pole in US English: Definition of pole in US English - a long, slender, rounded piece of wood or metal, typically used with one end placed in the ground as a support for somet Definition of pole in US English - a long, slender, rounded piece of wood or metal, typically used with one end placed in the ground as a support for somet dictionary thesaurus
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U.S. Freestyle Announces 2015 World Champs Team PARK CITY, UT (Jan. 7, 2015) – The U.S. Freestyle Ski Team will send a strong team of 14 athletes to Kreischberg, Austria Jan. 14-25 for the 2015 FIS Freestyle Ski & Snowboard World Championships. The Championships include events in freestyle, freeskiing and snowboarding, with aerials and moguls events taking place Jan. 14-19.
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- proper noun. 1  The North Pole is the place on the surface of the earth which is farthest towards the north. 2  the northernmost point on the earth's axis, at a latitude of 90°N. 3  the point of intersection of the earth's extended axis and the northern half of the celestial sphere, lying about 1° from Polaris.
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- Full Definition of POLECAT. 1. : any of several carnivorous mammals (as of the genera Mustela or Vormela) of the weasel family; especially: a brown to black European mammal (M. putorius) from which the domesticated ferret is derived. 2. : skunk. See polecat defined for English-language learners.
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magnetic pole magnetic pole. noun. 1  Either of the two ends of a magnet at which the field of the magnet is most intense. 2  Each pole is designated by the approximate geographic direction in which it points, either north or south. 3  Like magnetic poles repel; opposite magnetic poles attract. 4  A geomagnetic pole.
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pole pole - a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic. 1  barge pole - a long pole used to propel or guide a barge; I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole. 2  microphone boom, boom - a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set.
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LATITUDE The noun LATITUDE has 4 senses: 1. the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself. 2. freedom from normal restraints in conduct. 3. an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator. 4. scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction. Familiarity information: LATITUDE used as a noun is uncommon.