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pole

US /poʊl/

noun Advanced · C1 Công nghệ & kỹ thuật

Definition

a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Workers installed a new light pole at the entrance of the parking lot.

Word Family

NounNoun
pole gốc polarity
VerbVerb
pole gốc
AdjectiveAdj
polar
AdverbAdv
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Synonyms

  • postthe position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
  • roda long thin implement made of metal or wood
  • pillara fundamental principle or practice

Collocations

  • Easy wooden telephone pole
    describing wooden telephone pole (made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood)
  • Medium geographic North Pole expedition
    describing geographic North Pole expedition (of or relating to the science of geography)
  • Hard magnetic pole reversal phenomena
    describing magnetic pole reversal phenomena (of or relating to or caused by magnetism)
  • Very Hard poles apart on crucial ideological matters
    to poles apart on crucial ideological matters, meaning to propel with a pole

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