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| crossbar |
a bar that lies in a nonvertical position, such as a painted stripe or the horizontal bar used in pole vaulting. |
| ferrule |
a metal ring, cap, or sleeve put around the end of a pole, shaft, handle, or the like to reinforce, prevent splitting, or provide a strong connection. [1/3 definitions] |
| fishing pole |
any long slender pole with a line and a hook attached to one end that is used to catch fish. |
| flagpole |
a pole designed to hold a flag or flags for display; flagstaff. |
| flagstaff |
a pole designed to hold a flag or flags for display; flagpole. |
| gondolier |
the boatman who controls a gondola, usu. with an oar or pole at the stern. |
| hang out |
to hang (a banner, flag, sign, or the like) from the side of a building, often from a pole. [1/6 definitions] |
| javelin |
a pointed pole resembling a spear that is thrown in an athletic field event. [1/3 definitions] |
| limbo2 |
a West Indian dance in which the dancer bends backwards and passes under a horizontal pole that is lowered after each pass. |
| magnetic north |
the northern direction indicated by a magnetic needle, in line with the earth's magnetic pole but usu. not true north. |
| main yard |
the lowest transverse spar or pole on the mainmast, used to set the mainsail on a sailing vessel. |
| mast1 |
a long, vertical pole that rises from the bottom of a sailing vessel to support the sails and rigging; spar. [2 definitions] |
| Maypole |
a high pole wreathed with flowers and ribbons around which merrymakers dance to celebrate May Day or another of the holidays of spring or summer. |
| meridian |
a great circle circumscribing the earth and passing through both poles, or either half of such a circle from one pole to the other. [1/7 definitions] |
| North Pole |
(l.c.) see "magnetic pole." [1/4 definitions] |
| oar |
a long pole, broad and flat at one end, that is used to row, or sometimes steer, a boat. [1/4 definitions] |
| perch1 |
a pole that connects the front and rear axles of a carriage, wagon, or the like. [1/6 definitions] |
| pike2 |
a long pole with a sharp head, formerly used by foot soldiers as a weapon. |
| pin |
any of various narrow cylindrical or roughly cylindrical objects such as a target in bowling games, parts of locks, and the pole that marks the hole in golf. [1/7 definitions] |
| polar |
of, pertaining to, or near one end of the axis of a spherical body, esp. the North Pole or South Pole of the earth. [1/3 definitions] |
| Polaris |
a variable binary star near the north celestial pole in the constellation Ursa Minor, having a magnitude of 2.1; North Star. |
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