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Meaning of poling

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

poling

verb

Definitions

  1. To propel by pushing with poles, to push with a pole.

    Example: Huck Finn poled that raft southward down the Mississippi because going northward against the current was too much work.

  2. To identify something quite precisely using a telescope.

    Example: He poled off the serial of the Gulfstream to confirm its identity.

  3. To furnish with poles for support.

    Example: to pole beans or hops

  4. To convey on poles.

    Example: to pole hay into a barn

verb

Definitions

  1. To induce piezoelectricity in (a substance) by aligning the dipoles.

noun

Definitions

  1. The act of supporting or of propelling by means of a pole or poles.

    Example: the poling of a boat

  2. The operation of dispersing wormcasts over the walks with poles.

  3. One of the poles or planks used in upholding the side earth in excavating a tunnel, ditch, etc.