Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The northern end of the earth's axis of rotation, a point in the Arctic Ocean.
- noun The celestial zenith of this terrestrial point.
- noun The northern end of the axis of rotation of a planet or other celestial body.
- noun The north-seeking magnetic pole of a straight magnet.
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- proper noun geography The Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole; the
northernmost point onEarth , oflatitude 90°. - proper noun geography The Magnetic North Pole of
Earth . - proper noun geography The Geomagnetic North Pole of
Earth .
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- noun the northernmost point of the Earth's axis
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Examples
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In its meanderings the bus had lost its way ending up at this faraway place called the North Pole where a Mr. Santa Claus in a cheery red outfit hailed it to a stop.
Raymond J. Learsy: Santa Claus Arrived This Year In a Battered Bus Called "OPEC" 2009
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When a magnet is tied to a string and suspended in the air, the end that points to the north is called the North Pole and the end that points to the south called South Pole.
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They ` re claiming that the North Pole is their territory.
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Likewise, if you strip a Supreme Court Justice naked and leave him at the North Pole, that is not a viable life form.
"The proceedings seemed more like a medical school seminar than an appellate argument." Ann Althouse 2006
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We'll take a break here, and we'll call the North Pole and see if we can't take that matter up.
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To reach the small point called the North Pole was in Nansen's opinion of minor importance.
From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People Sven Anders Hedin 1908
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The winning of the North Pole was a fight with nature; the way to the Pole that had been covered and retraced by
A Negro Explorer at the North Pole Matthew A. Henson 1888
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Called the North Pole, it is the redevelopment of roughly 16,000 acres just north of the capital.
NYT > Home Page By JULIE SATOW 2011
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Called the North Pole, it is the redevelopment of roughly 16,000 acres just north of the capital.
NYT > Home Page By JULIE SATOW 2011
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A blast of cold air from the North Pole has been a late Christmas gift for Southern California skiers and snowboarders - at least for those hardy enough to brave it.
latimes.com - News 2011
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