Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA pole, often iron-pointed, used for pushing boats along in shallow water.
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Translations
Arabic مُرْدِيّ
- مُرْدِيّ (murdiyy)pole for pushing out boats — see also gaff, hook, pike pole, boathook
Catalan perxa
- perxapole for pushing out boats — see also gaff, hook, pike pole, boathook
Finnish venekeksi, venehaka
- venekeksipole for pushing out boats — see also gaff, hook, pike pole, boathook
- venehakapole for pushing out boats — see also gaff, hook, pike pole, boathook
German Staken
- Stakenpole for pushing out boats — see also gaff, hook, pike pole, boathook
Greek σταλίκι
- σταλίκι (stalíki)pole for pushing out boats — see also gaff, hook, pike pole, boathook
Polish osęka, osęk
- osękapole for pushing out boats — see also gaff, hook, pike pole, boathook
- osękpole for pushing out boats — see also gaff, hook, pike pole, boathook
- bosakpole for pushing out boats — see also gaff, hook, pike pole, boathook
Spanish pértiga
- pértigapole for pushing out boats — see also gaff, hook, pike pole, boathook
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“setting pole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/setting%20pole. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “setting pole,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/setting%20pole.
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