Something having similar vertical form or structure to the things mentioned above, such as a spinal column.
A recurring feature in a periodical, especially an opinion piece, especially by a single author or small rotating group of authors, or on a single theme.
The gynostemium
A vertical line of entries in a table, usually read from top to bottom.
An object used to separate the different components of a liquid or to purify chemical compounds.
A body of text meant to be read line by line, especially in printed material that has multiple adjacent such on a single page.
A solid upright structure designed usually to support a larger structure above it, such as a roof or horizontal beam, but sometimes for decoration.
A body of troops or army vehicles, usually strung out along a road.
A unit of width, especially of advertisements, in a periodical, equivalent to the width of a usual column of text.
Pole position.
A telescope used to identify birds, aeroplanes or wildlife.
Either of the two points on the earth's surface around which it rotates; also, similar points on any other rotating object.
A construction by which an animal is harnessed to a carriage.
A gun.
Either of the states that characterize a bipolar disorder.
A point of magnetic focus, especially each of the two opposing such points of a magnet (designated north and south).
A fixed point relative to other points or lines.
Originally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of metal or (especially) wood, used for various construction or support purposes.
A type of basic fishing rod.
A long sports implement used for pole-vaulting; now made of glassfiber or carbon fiber, formerly also metal, bamboo and wood have been used.
For a meromorphic function f(z), any point a for which f(z)→∞ as z→a.
A unit of length, equal to a rod (¹⁄₄ chain or 5+¹⁄₂ yards).
A penis.
A contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves.
To propel by pushing with poles, to push with a pole.
To furnish with poles for support.
To identify something quite precisely using a telescope.
To convey on poles.
To stir, as molten glass, with a pole.
To strike (the ball) very hard.
To induce piezoelectricity in (a substance) by aligning the dipoles.