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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A borough of southern England west-southwest of Southampton on Poole Bay, an inlet of the English Channel. Chartered in 1248, Poole is a historic shipbuilding center and port.

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  • proper noun A town in Dorset, England

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Examples

  • POOLE -- Mildred Joyce Gibson Bridwell, 77, Poole, died at 2: 37 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19, 2010, at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville.

    courierpress.com Stories 2010

  • POOLE -- Mildred Joyce Gibson Bridwell, 77, Poole, died at 2: 37 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19, 2010, at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville.

    courierpress.com Stories 2010

  • POOLE -- Mildred Joyce Gibson Bridwell, 77, Poole, died at 2: 37 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19, 2010, at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville.

    courierpress.com Stories 2010

  • POOLE -- Mildred Joyce Gibson Bridwell, 77, Poole, died at 2: 37 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19, 2010, at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville.

    courierpress.com Stories 2010

  • The director's last two features, "The Mothman Prophecies" and "Henry Poole is Here" were more forgettable than terrible.

    ‘Orphanage’ Remake Adopted By ‘Arlington Road’ Director Mark Pellington » MTV Movies Blog 2010

  • As many of you told us, Kevin Poole appeared for Burton Albion in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy earlier this season at the ripe old age of 47.

    Beers named after footballers redux John Ashdown 2010

  • In North Carolina, Ruffin Poole, who was chief of staff when Democrat Mike Easley was governor, was indicted this year on 57 counts of corruption, and he pleaded guilty in April to income tax evasion in connection with unreported income from a Wilmington lawyer who was the developers 'financier.

    Lure of quick profits snared investors in Carolina land deals Tom Jackman 2010

  • This man lost his previous seat to the Lib Dems in Poole back in 2001, but despite this, South West Norfolk Tories chose him ahead of an array of better qualified and often local people with an armful of credentials to be a decent local MP.

    Archive 2009-05-01 Norfolk Blogger 2009

  • In North Carolina, Ruffin Poole, who was chief of staff when Democrat Mike Easley was governor, was indicted this year on 57 counts of corruption, and he pleaded guilty in April to income tax evasion in connection with unreported income from a Wilmington lawyer who was the developers 'financier.

    Lure of quick profits snared investors in Carolina land deals Tom Jackman 2010

  • In North Carolina, Ruffin Poole, who was chief of staff when Democrat Mike Easley was governor, was indicted this year on 57 counts of corruption, and he pleaded guilty in April to income tax evasion in connection with unreported income from a Wilmington lawyer who was the developers 'financier.

    Lure of quick profits snared investors in Carolina land deals Tom Jackman 2010

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