Found 3 items, similar to pole.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: pole batang, cagak, galah, kutub, pancang
English → English (WordNet) Definition: pole pole v 1: propel with a pole; “pole barges on the river”; “We went punting in Cambridge” [syn: punt] 2: support on poles; “pole climbing plants like beans” 3: deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole pole n 1: a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic 2: a native or inhabitant of Poland 3: one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions; “they are at opposite poles”; “they are poles apart” 4: a linear measure of 16.5 feet [syn: perch, rod] 5: a square rod of land [syn: perch, rod] 6: one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere [syn: celestial pole] 7: one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface 8: a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves [syn: terminal] 9: a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting 10: one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated [syn: magnetic pole]
English → English (gcide) Definition: pole Rod \Rod\, n. [The same word as rood. See Rood.] 1. A straight and slender stick; a wand; hence, any slender bar, as of wood or metal (applied to various purposes). Specifically: (a) An instrument of punishment or correction; figuratively, chastisement. [1913 Webster] He that spareth his rod hateth his son. --Prov. xiii. 24. [1913 Webster] (b) A kind of sceptor, or badge of office; hence, figuratively, power; authority; tyranny; oppression. “The rod, and bird of peace.” --Shak. (c) A support for a fishing line; a fish pole. --Gay. (d) (Mach. & Structure) A member used in tension, as for sustaining a suspended weight, or in tension and compression, as for transmitting reciprocating motion, etc.; a connecting bar. (e) An instrument for measuring. [1913 Webster] 2. A measure of length containing sixteen and a half feet; -- called also perch, and pole. [1913 Webster] Black rod. See in the Vocabulary. Rods and cones (Anat.), the elongated cells or elements of the sensory layer of the retina, some of which are cylindrical, others somewhat conical. [1913 Webster]