pole

/pəʊl/ noun

Definition

› [C] a long, thin stick made of wood or metal, often used to hold something up: tent poles

the North/South Pole › the part of the Earth that is furthest North/South

(Definition of pole noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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