Real Dictionary

pole
countable noun: A pole is a long thin piece of wood or metal, used especially for supporting things.
countable noun: A Pole is a person who comes from Poland.

Pole in American English 1
a long, slender piece of wood, metal, etc. usually rounded
a person born or living in Poland
noun: a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.

Pole in American English 2
either end of any axis, as of the earth, of the celestial sphere, of a mitotic spindle during cell division, etc.
Reginald1500-58; Eng. cardinal: last Rom. Catholic archbishop of Canterbury (1556-58)
noun: each of the extremities of the axis of the earth or of any spherical body

pole in British English 1
noun: a long slender usually round piece of wood, metal, or other material
noun: a native, inhabitant, or citizen of Poland or a speaker of Polish

pole in British English 2
noun: either of the two antipodal points where the earth's axis of rotation meets the earth's surface
noun: Reginald. 1500–58, English cardinal; last Roman Catholic archbishop of Canterbury (1556–58)