# der Pol

der Pol is a German noun meaning “pole”. Forms: des Poles, die Pole.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Poles
- Plural: die Pole

## In other languages

- Русский: полюс
- Українська: полюс, бігун

## Meanings

1. pole (point on a spherical body's surface intersected by its rotational axis)
   - Auf dem Mars gibt es an den Polen Eiskappen. — On Mars, there are ice caps at the poles.
2. _figurative_ anchor point, center (person or topic around which everything revolves, which is stable and central to all happenings)
3. one of two points with opposite properties (especially magnetic or electric)

## Examples

- Scott war der erste Mensch, der den Pol erreichte. — Scott was the first man to reach the pole.

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