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US/poʊl/
UK/pəʊl/
a long thin stick of wood or metal; also the point at the far north or south of the Earth
In context
The storm knocked down a telephone pole outside our house.
Scientists are worried about the ice melting at the North Pole.
The fisherman carried his bamboo pole down to the river.
Words that go with pole
adjective + noun
- North PoleChildren write letters to Santa at the North Pole.
- South PoleFew people have walked all the way to the South Pole.
- wooden poleThe tent is held up by a wooden pole.
noun + noun
- telephone poleCables hang everywhere from the telephone pole on the corner.
- fishing poleHe bought a new fishing pole for the trip.
- flag poleThe flag pole in the schoolyard is ten meters tall.