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  • 71pole — There are two separate words pole in English. Pole ‘long thin piece of wood’ [OE] comes from a pre historic Germanic *pāl (source also of German pfahl, Dutch paal, and Swedish påla). This was borrowed from Latin pālus ‘stake’, from which English… …

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  • 72Pole Position II — Infobox VG title= Pole Position II developer= Namco publisher= Atari released= vgrelease|JP=1983 vgrelease|NA=1983 genre= Racing modes= Single player platforms= Arcade, Atari 7800, Commodore 64, Mobile Phone input= Steering wheel, gear shifter,… …

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  • 73pole — 1. One of the two points at the extremities of the axis of any organ or body. 2. Either of the two points on a sphere at the greatest distance from the equator. 3. One of the two points in a magnet or an electric battery or cell having extremes… …

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  • 74pole position — noun the most favorable position at the start of a race • Hypernyms: ↑position, ↑place * * * noun, pl ⋯ tions [count, noncount] : the front position at the start of a car race He won the pole position by having the fastest qualifying time. * * *… …

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  • 75From the Earth to the Moon — This article is about the Jules Verne novel. For the 1958 film adaptation, see From the Earth to the Moon (film). For the unrelated miniseries, see From the Earth to the Moon (TV miniseries). From the Earth to the Moon   …

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  • 76Pole (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Pole Type = Album Artist = Pole Released = 2003 Recorded = Genre = Electronica Length = Label = Mute Producer = Pole Reviews = * Pitchfork (5.5/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record review/20945 pole link] Last… …

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  • 77Pole, Reginald — (1500–58)    Cardinal and Archbishop.    Pole was the great nephew of King Edward IV of England. He was educated at the University of Oxford and for several years he corresponded with Thomas more and erasmus. He refused King Henry VIII’s… …

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  • 78pole — I [[t]poʊl[/t]] n. v. poled, pol•ing 1) a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc 2) dial. a tapering piece of wood or other material that extends from the front axle of a vehicle between the animals drawing it 3) spo the… …

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  • 79pole figure — a pole figure is a slice across the equator of the sphere of projection with the MD (machine direction) usually defined at the top of the pole figure and either the CD (cross direction) or ND (normal direction) as the right side. Normals to… …

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  • 80pole horse — noun 1. the horse having a starting position next to the inside rail in a harness race • Hypernyms: ↑trotting horse, ↑trotter 2. a draft horse harnessed alongside the shaft or pole of a vehicle • Syn: ↑poler • Hypernyms: ↑draft horse, ↑ …

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