A building serving as the headquarters of a branch of the police force, and sometimes as a temporary place of confinement for offenders.

Any of a system of coordinates by which a point is located in space by its distance from a pole, the angle between the polar axis and its radius vector, and its longitude

(transitive, US) To cause to have a polarization. / (transitive, US) To cause a group to be divided into extremes.

A type of varnish, consisting of shellac dissolved in methylated spirits, used to polish wood. / The glossy surface produced by the application of this varnish.

To apply French polish (to).

Alternative form of pole star

(insurance) A person who holds an insurance policy, especially the person whose life is insured

present participle of pole-vault

(athletics) The sport of performing pole vaults, especially in a competition

(intransitive) To perform a pole vault / (transitive) To vault over something using a pole vault