Pole

Pole could mean:
Geography
 Geographical pole, on the axis of a rotating body
 North Pole, on Earth, in the Arctic
 South Pole, on Earth, in the Antarctic
 Third Pole (Kashmir), the largest glacier outside the polar regions
 Poles, people from the country of Poland

Things
 A solid cylindrical object with length greater than its diameter e.g.:
 Utility pole, such as a telephone pole or telegraph pole
 Barber's pole, advertising a barber shop

 Poles used in sporting and other activities:
 Spinnaker pole, used in sailing
 The pole used for pole vaulting
 Ski pole, used to help balance when skiing
 Pole position, in motorsport
 The contacts in a switch
 A unit of length also known as a rod
 Walking stick sometimes called a walking pole

Science and mathematics
 Magnetic pole
 One "half" of a dipole
 In the polar coordinate system, points are given by an angle and a distance from the pole, or central point equivalent to the origin in the Cartesian coordinate system

Other
 Penis (slang)