Pole Definition

Pole
noun

1. A citizen or inhabitant of, or person born in, Poland. See also Polish.

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pole¹
noun

1. Either of two points representing the north and south ends of the axis about which the Earth rotates, known as the North Pole and South Pole respectively.
2. astron.
Either of two corresponding points on the celestial sphere, towards which the north and south ends of the Earth's axis point, and about which the stars appear to rotate daily.
3. A magnetic pole.
4. Either of the two terminals of a battery.
5. Either of two opposite positions in an argument, opinion, etc.

Idiom: poles apart

colloq
Widely different; as far apart as it is possible to be.

Etymology: 14c: from Latin polus, from Greek polos axis or pivot.

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pole²
noun

1. A rod, especially one that is cylindrical in section and fixed in the ground as a support.

Thesaurus: bar, post, rod, staff, shaft, stick, stake, mast.
2. historical
An old measure of length equal to 5½yd (5.03m). Also called perch or rod.