a long, slender, rounded piece of wood or metal, typically used with one end placed in the ground as a support for something

a tent pole

propel (a boat) by pushing a pole against the bottom of a river, canal, or lake

the boatman appeared, poling a small gondola

they poled slowly across to the other bank

either of the two locations (North Pole or South Pole) on the surface of the earth (or of a celestial object) which are the northern and southern ends of the axis of rotation

a native or inhabitant of Poland, or a person of Polish descent

thousands of Poles commute daily to Germany for work

the Poles can finish second if they beat Sweden