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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As a proud Pole, she often shares stories about her family's traditions and heritage during holidays.

Als een trotse Poolse deelt ze vaak verhalen over de tradities en het erfgoed van haar familie tijdens feestdagen.

The festival celebrated the contributions of every Pole who has made a mark on the community.

Het festival vierde de bijdragen van elke Pool die een stempel op de gemeenschap heeft gedrukt.

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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The North Pole is located in the middle of the Arctic Ocean, covered by shifting sea ice throughout the year.

De Noordpool bevindt zich in het midden van de Noordelijke IJszee, het hele jaar door bedekt met verschuivend zee-ijs.

Explorers have long been fascinated by the South Pole, situated on the continent of Antarctica and known for its extreme cold and harsh conditions.

Ontdekkingsreizigers zijn al lang gefascineerd door de Zuidpool, gelegen op het continent Antarctica en bekend om zijn extreme kou en barre omstandigheden.

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 fence was reinforced with sturdy poles to withstand strong winds.

Het hek werd versterkt met stevige palen om sterke winden te weerstaan.

He used a wooden pole to prop up the tent.

Hij gebruikte een houten paal om de tent overeind te houden.

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paal, stok

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

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The pole snapped during the competition, but the athlete was unharmed.

De paal brak tijdens de wedstrijd, maar de atleet bleef ongedeerd.

He soared over the bar with the help of his fiberglass pole.

Hij zweefde over de lat met behulp van zijn polsstok van glasvezel.

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

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The debate revealed two political poles with no middle ground.

Their views on morality stood at opposite poles.

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

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The magnetic poles are marked for orientation.

Opposite poles attract, while like poles repel.

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

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Connect the wire to the positive pole of the battery.

The device has two poles for electrical flow.

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

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Telescopes are often aligned with the celestial pole for tracking.

Astronomers locate stars by measuring angles from the celestial poles.

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

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The land was measured as twenty poles across.

A pole equals exactly five and a half yards.

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 map listed the area in acres, roods, and poles.

Each pole of land was carefully recorded in the register.

pistool, geweer

a gun or firearm

Slang

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He pulled out a pole when the fight started.

Hij trok een vuurwapen toen het gevecht begon.

They were carrying poles during the stand-off.

Ze droegen pole tijdens de confrontatie.

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 ferryman poled the raft across the shallow river.

They poled their canoe through the marshland.

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

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The metallurgist poled the copper to complete the refining process.

The technician poled the crucible under controlled conditions.

to hold up, brace, or support something with poles

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They poled the tent securely before the storm.

The vines were poled to encourage upward growth.

Lexicale Boom

polar

pole

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Definitie en betekenis van "pole"in het Engels

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