North Pole

noun

1. Geography.,  the end of the earth's axis of rotation, marking the northernmost point on the earth.

2. Astronomy.,  the point at which the extended axis of the earth cuts the northern half of the celestial sphere, about 1° from the North Star; the north celestial pole.

3. (lowercase),  the pole of a magnet that seeks the earth's north magnetic pole.

4. (lowercase),  magnetic pole1

North Pole

noun

1. the northernmost point on the earth's axis, at a latitude of 90°N

2. Also called: north celestial pole. astronomy the point of intersection of the earth's extended axis and the northern half of the celestial sphere, lying about 1° from Polaris

3. (usually not capitals) the pole of a freely suspended magnet, which is attracted to the earth's magnetic North Pole

North Pole

1. The northern end of the Earth's axis of rotation, located at 90° north latitude at a point in the Arctic Ocean.

2. See more at axis

North Pole

1. The northern end, or pole, of the Earth's axis (see also axis) (See Arctic and Arctic Ocean.)

Word History and Origins

Origin of North Pole¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Example Sentences

He was great friends with the late Sir Tom Farmer and famously cut his hair at the North Pole.

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If you leave Kirkenes and head towards the North Pole, you come across the magnificent Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard at about the half-way mark.

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High above the Arctic Circle, the archipelago of Svalbard lies halfway between mainland Norway and the North Pole.

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Ms Hempleman-Adams previously became the youngest British female to ski to the North Pole at the age of 15.

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"If Russia were to send missiles towards the US, the shortest route for nuclear weapons would be via the North Pole and Greenland," said Marc Jacobsen, an associate professor at the Royal Danish Defence College.

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