General term for a long, slender cylindrical object, such as a flagpole, tent pole, or ski pole.
We set up the tent poles at the campsite.
I assembled the poles to set up the tent.
The flag is fluttering at the top of the pole.
trolley pole
Technical term for the pole on a trolleybus or streetcar that collects electricity from overhead wires.
The trolleybus's pole came off the overhead wire.
Historical unit of length or area; not used in modern Japan outside of historical or specialized contexts.
On this old map, the area of the land is recorded in poles.
The skier gripped his poles firmly and set off down the slope.
The tent pole fell over in the strong wind.
ポール (pole) and ボール (ball) differ only by a dakuten on the first syllable but refer to completely unrelated objects.
book; volume; script · this; present; current; in question · main; head; principal · real; genuine; regular; proper · counter for long cylindrical objects; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls
Borrowed from English 'pole'.
totem pole