Pole - Cylindrical Objects

Cylindrical Objects

A solid cylindrical object or column with its length greater than its diameter, for example:

• Barber's pole, advertising the barber shop
• Fireman's pole, wooden pole or a metal tube or pipe installed between floors in fire stations
• Flagpole (structure), metal pole from which a flag is hung
• Lamppost, a raised source of light on the edge of a road
• Totem pole, monumental sculptures carved from great trees
• Utility pole, also called a telephone pole, telegraph pole or power pole, a pole that carries utility wires
• Poles used in sporting and other activities:
  • Dance pole, a pole used for pole dancing
  • Danish pole, a circus prop
  • Festivus pole, a pole used in the celebration of Festivus that is traditionally made of aluminium
  • Fishing pole, tool used to catch fish
  • Foul pole, used in the sport of baseball to distinguish foul balls from fair balls hit into the outfield
  • Maypole, a tall wooden pole with ornaments, like ribbons, that is danced around
  • Pole bending, a rodeo event that involves riding a horse around six poles arranged in a line
  • Pole position, in motorsport, the position at the front of the starting grid (originally marked with a pole)
  • Pole-sitting pole, a pole used for pole sitting, which is the practice of sitting on a pole for extended lengths of time
  • Pole vaulting pole, a pole used for pole vaulting
  • Pole weapon, combat weapon in which the main fighting part of the weapon is placed on the end of a long shaft, typically of wood
  • Ski pole, a pole used by skiers to improve balance, speed and acceleration
  • Spinnaker pole, a spar used in sailboats to help support and control a variety of headsails, particularly the spinnaker
  • Trekking pole, also called hiking sticks or hiking poles, a pole used for hiking