depress the pole

verb

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

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Meanings

verbdepress the pole (third-person singular simple present depresses the pole, present participle depressing the pole, simple past and past participle depressed the pole)

present singular third person depresses the pole · participle present depressing the pole · participle past depressed the pole · past depressed the pole

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