pole
US /poʊl/
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 poledescribing wooden telephone pole (made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood)
- Medium geographic North Pole expeditiondescribing geographic North Pole expedition (of or relating to the science of geography)
- Hard magnetic pole reversal phenomenadescribing magnetic pole reversal phenomena (of or relating to or caused by magnetism)
- Very Hard poles apart on crucial ideological mattersto poles apart on crucial ideological matters, meaning to propel with a pole
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.