barge pole - a long pole used to propel or guide a barge; "I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole"

microphone boom, boom - a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set

caber - a heavy wooden pole (such as the trunk of a young fir) tossed as a test of strength (in the Highlands of northern Scotland)

clothes tree, coat stand, coat tree - an upright pole with pegs or hooks on which to hang clothing

mast - any sturdy upright pole

rod - a long thin implement made of metal or wood

ski pole - a pole with metal points used as an aid in skiing

spar - a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging

stilt - one of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle; used for walking high above the ground; "he was so tall I thought he was on stilts"

Poland, Polska, Republic of Poland - a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II

European - a native or inhabitant of Europe

polack - a person of Polish descent

opinion, persuasion, sentiment, thought, view - a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?"

Great Britain, UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Britain, GB - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland

linear unit - a unit of measurement of length

yard, pace - a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

furlong - a unit of length equal to 220 yards

area unit, square measure - a system of units used to measure areas

celestial point - a point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere)

north celestial pole - the celestial pole above the northern hemisphere; near Polaris

south celestial pole - the celestial pole above the southern hemisphere

geographic point, geographical point - a point on the surface of the Earth

North Pole - the northernmost point of the Earth's axis

South Pole - the southernmost point of the Earth's axis

anode - the negatively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current

electric battery, battery - a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series

tangency, contact - (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact; "they forget to solder the contacts"

electrical device - a device that produces or is powered by electricity

negative pole - the terminal of a battery that is connected to the negative plate

positive pole - the terminal of a battery that is connected to the positive plate

sports implement - an implement used in a sport

magnet - (physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field

negative magnetic pole, south-seeking pole, negative pole - the pole of a magnet that points toward the south when the magnet is suspended freely

north-seeking pole, positive magnetic pole, positive pole - the pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the magnet is suspended freely

end - either extremity of something that has length; "the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line"

propel, impel - cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"

hold up, support, sustain, hold - be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"

metallurgy - the science and technology of metals

deoxidise, deoxidize, reduce - to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons