smoke pole
/ˈsməʊk ˌpəʊl/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A ridgepole.
Example Sentences
- "A little cross stick is tied to the smoke pole of the four-pole tipi where it is secured to the flap to prevent its going through too far. The cover for a four-pole tipi is cut quite differently from that for a three-pole one."
- "To keep the end of the smoke pole from going too far through the hole, a small cross-piece should be lashed to it about two feet from the end."
- "Hanging on the center smoke pole high above the small smoldering fire hung two beadeye dolls."
- "These rafters are connected at the top by a round bar, the smoke pole, which also serves to take the hooks on which the cooking pots are suspended."
- "The support structure of the arched-post tent consists of two inclined arches joined by three transverse poles, a ridge or smoke-pole at the top and two other poles at about half the height."
- "Drawing a deep, steadying breath, Barefoot smelled the machine oil of the well-kept smoke pole. His very first shot put an immediate stop to Swann's barraging of Jessie."