north pole
/ˌnɔɹθ ˈpoʊl/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The northernmost point on celestial bodies other than Earth.
noun
The positive pole of a magnetic dipole that seeks geographic north.
name
The Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole; the point which north is oriented towards, and therefore the northernmost point on Earth (having a latitude of 90°).
name
The Magnetic North Pole of Earth.
name
The Geomagnetic North Pole of Earth.
name
The legendary location of Santa's workshop.
name
A city in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States.
name
A hamlet in the town of Wilmington, Essex County, New York, United States.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌnɔɹθ ˈpoʊl/
- British English: /ˌnɔːθ ˈpəʊl/
Inflected Forms
north poles (plural)
the North Pole (canonical)