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  • 1Pole of inaccessibility (Antarctic research station) — Pole of inaccessibility ( ru. Полюс недоступности) is a now defunct Soviet research station in Antarctica, located near the southern pole of inaccessibility (coord|82|06|S|54|58|E|) mdash; the point in Antarctica furthest from any ocean. (However …

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  • 2Pole — (3) inhabitant or native of Poland, 1650s, from Ger. Pole, singular of Polen, from Pol. Polanie, lit. field dwellers, from pole field, from PIE root *pele flat, plain (see PLANE (Cf. plane) (n.1)) …

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  • 3Pole — n [Date: 1500 1600; : German; Origin: Polish Poljane people who live in fields, Poles , from pole field ] someone from Poland …

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  • 4Pole position — The term pole position comes from the horse racing term where the number one starter starts on the inside next to the inside pole. The term made its way, along with several other customs, to auto racing. In circuit motorsport, a driver has pole… …

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  • 5pole — pole1 W3 [pəul US poul] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(stick/post)¦ 2 3 be poles apart 4¦(opposite ideas/beliefs)¦ 5¦(electrical)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1; Origin: Old English pal, from Latin palus; PALE3] …

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  • 6pole — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ North, South ▪ geographic, geomagnetic, magnetic ▪ The north magnetic pole lies to the west of the geographic North Pole. ▪ opposite …

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  • 7Pole — /poʊl/ (say pohl) noun a native or inhabitant of Poland. {German, singular of Polen, from Polish Poljane Poles, literally, field dwellers, from pole field} …

  • 8pole star — /ˈpoʊl sta/ (say pohl stah) noun a guiding principle. {from Pole Star} …

  • 9Pole vault — Pole vaulting is an athletic field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole (which today is usually made either of fiberglass or carbon fiber) as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as… …

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  • 10Pole — may refer to:Cylindrical object*A solid cylindrical object with length greater than its diameter e.g: **Barber s pole, advertising a barber shop **Danish pole, a circus prop **Firemen s pole, a wooden pole or a metal tube or pipe installed… …

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