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poles

  • present tense form
    of pole (3rd person singular).
    pole
    noun
    a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc..

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Needs said there were sensors on poles set some way back on either side of the bridge.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

The readers, which are typically mounted on patrol vehicles or light poles, work by continuously scanning license plates and checking them against vast databases of cars wanted in connection with crimes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

NGC 660 displays a rare "polar ring" structure, with a ring of stars orbiting around the galaxy's poles rather than following its main plane.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

But it seems those tent poles are getting set up in the opposite direction these days.

From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026

Squat buildings, telegraph poles, and palms scrolled by.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu