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depress the pole

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables
de-press the pole
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause the sidereal pole to appear lower or nearer the horizon, as by sailing toward the equator.

Inflected Forms

depresses the pole (present, singular) depressing the pole (participle, present) depressed the pole (participle, past) depressed the pole (past)

Phrases

depressed pole

Frequently Paired Words

depressed pole

Questions

What does depress the pole mean?
To cause the sidereal pole to appear lower or nearer the horizon, as by sailing toward the equator.

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