the pole vault — an athletic event in which people compete by using a pole to jump over a bar that is high above the ground • • • Main Entry: ↑pole vault … Useful english dictionary
(the) pole vault — the pole vault UK US noun a sport in which you use a long pole to push yourself over a high bar Thesaurus: athletics and track and field sportshyponym sports events and competitionshyponym Derived Word: pole vaulter … Useful english dictionary
the Pole Star — north star • • • Main Entry: ↑Pole Star … Useful english dictionary
up the pole — (slang) 1. In a predicament 2. Drunk 3. Crazed 4. Pregnant 5. In favour (military) • • • Main Entry: ↑pole * * * up the pole Brit informal : ↑c … Useful english dictionary
up the pole — pregnant Where the monkey ends up. The phrase puns on the meaning, in trouble, and the vulgar pole, the penis. Also as up the spout, with imagery from a shell rammed in a rifled barrel from which, the copper band having been engaged, it can … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
up the pole — mod. alcohol intoxicated. □ You sound a little up the pole. Why don’t you call back when you’re sober? □ She’s up the pole and shouldn’t drive … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
up the pole — ► up the pole Brit. informal mad. Main Entry: ↑pole … English terms dictionary
Old Pulteney Row To The Pole — The Old Pulteney Row To The Pole is an expedition which successfully navigated a rowing boat to the North Magnetic Pole at 78°35.7N 104°11.9W, the position certified in 1996.[1] It is believed to be the only polar expedition to feature rowing… … Wikipedia
the pole vault — UK / US noun a sport in which you use a long pole to push yourself over a high bar Derived word: pole vaulter noun countable Word forms pole vaulter : singular pole vaulter plural pole vaulters … English dictionary
Conquest of the Pole — Directed by Georges Méliès Produced by Georges Méliès amd Charles Pathé … Wikipedia
Round-the-pole flying — (RTP) is a form of flying model aircraft, in which the model is attached via a line from its wingtip or fuselage to a central support structure. Control signals can be passed to the model via wires alongside or integral with the attachment line.… … Wikipedia
