pole

poʊl

powl

/pəʊl/

Definitie en betekenis van "pole"in het Engels

Pole

ZELFSTANDIG NAAMWOORD

Pool, Persoon van Poolse afkomst

someone who is from Poland or their family came from Poland

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He identified as a Pole and took great pride in his roots, often visiting relatives in Poland.

Hij identificeerde zich als een Pool en was erg trots op zijn wortels, waarbij hij vaak familieleden in Polen bezocht.

pool, Noordpool/Zuidpool

the most northern or most southern points of the earth that are joined by its axis of rotation

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Due to the tilt of the Earth 's axis, the poles experience six months of daylight followed by six months of darkness each year.

Vanwege de helling van de aardas ervaren de polen zes maanden daglicht gevolgd door zes maanden duisternis elk jaar.

paal, stok

a long, typically cylindrical piece of wood, metal, or plastic, often used for support, fastening, or structural purposes

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The streetlights were mounted on tall metal poles.

De straatlantaarns waren gemonteerd op hoge metalen palen.

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paal, stok

a sports equipment made of fiberglass, used for vaulting over a high bar

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The athlete gripped the pole tightly before launching into the air.

De atleet greep de paal stevig vast voordat hij de lucht in sprong.

either of two completely opposite or contrasting positions, opinions, or ideas

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Science and superstition occupy different poles of thought.

either of the two regions at the ends of a magnet where magnetic force is strongest

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Each magnet has both a north and a south pole.

a terminal or contact point on an electrical device where current enters or leaves

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Each pole must be insulated to prevent short circuits.

either of the two points where Earth's axis, if extended, intersects the celestial sphere

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The celestial poles define the axis of the sky's rotation.

a unit of linear measure equal to 5.029 meters or 16.5 feet

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Old property deeds often record boundaries in poles.

a square rod of land, which is an old surveying unit equal to 25.29 square meters or 30.25 square yards

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The garden covered less than a pole in size.

pistool, geweer

a gun or firearm

Slang

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She has kept a pole for protection.

Ze heeft een pistool bewaard voor bescherming.

to pole

WERKWOORD

to push or move a boat or other craft by using a pole against the bottom or bank

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The guide poled the boat quietly through the reeds.

to remove oxygen from molten metal by stirring it with a wooden pole during refining

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The foundry foreman demonstrated how to pole the furnace correctly.

to hold up, brace, or support something with poles

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Workers poled the canvas shelter over the truck.

Lexicale Boom

polar

pole

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Definitie en betekenis van "pole"in het Engels

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