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north pole Definition

north pole

noun

  1. the place where the northern rotational axis intersects the surface of a planet, moon, etc.
  2. the zenith of such a place; esp., the zenith (north celestial pole) of this place on the earth
  3. that end of a straight magnet that points to the north when the magnet hangs free
  4. the place on the earth where its northern rotational axis intersects its surface

North Pole Synonyms

North Pole

n.

arctic, Arctic Circle, North Terrestrial Pole, north magnetic pole; see north.

north pole Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • celestial: The axis of rotation of the Earth always points to the same direction, toward the north celestial pole.
North Pole Quotes

   I have got the North Pole out of my system after twenty- three years of effort, hard work, disappointments, hardships, privations, more or less suffering, and some risks† The work is the finish, the cap and climax of nearly four hundred years of effort, loss of life, and expenditure of fortunes by the civilized nations of the world, and it has been accomplished in a way that is thoroughly American. I am content.

—Peary, Robert Edwin