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.
旗がポールの先にはためいている。
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.
トロリーバスのポールが架線から外れた。
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.
この古い地図では、土地の広さがポールで記されている。
On this old map, the area of the land is recorded in poles.
スキーヤーはしっかりポールを握って滑り出した。
The skier gripped his poles firmly and set off down the slope.
The tent pole fell over in the strong wind.
ポール is a loanword used for modern or Western-style poles like ski poles or tent poles, whereas 竿 is the traditional Japanese term often used for fishing rods or clothes-drying poles.
ポール (pole) and ボール (ball) differ only by a dakuten on the first syllable but refer to completely unrelated objects.
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pole position
monopoly
tension rod; spring tension pole
side pole
barber's pole
pole dance; pole dancing
slalom trail; slalom course
main pole
center pole
Borrowed from English 'pole'.
trolley pole
totem pole