A pole in the street alongside a place where members of the public can hire taxis.

(nautical, idiomatic) The condition of a sailing boat when all of its sails have been taken in.

(sculpture) Native American sculpture made by carving trees.

(astronomy) The star nearest a celestial pole of a planet. / (figuratively) A guide or guiding principle.

A performer who dances and acts out acrobatics on a vertical pole.

A form of dancing and acrobatics centred on a pole, practiced as a gymnastic or erotic activity.

To perform a pole dance.

(nautical) A removable spar extending from the mast to the jib clew used to control the position and shape of the sail when broad reaching or running.

(athletics) a jumping event contested in track and field which requires an athlete to carry a fiberglass pole down a runway, plant the pole into a vaulting box and vault over a fiberglass bar, landing on a matted pit

A pole of wood or metal, used to transfer electricity from an overhead wire to power a tram, streetcar or trolley bus.