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  • 1Conquest of the Pole — Directed by Georges Méliès Produced by Georges Méliès amd Charles Pathé …

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  • 2To depress the pole — Depress De*press , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Depressed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Depressing}.] [L. depressus, p. p. of deprimere; de + premere to press. See {Press}.] 1. To press down; to cause to sink; to let fall; to lower; as, to depress the muzzle of a… …

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  • 3Depression of the pole — Depression De*pres sion, n. [L. depressio: cf. F. d[ e]pression.] 1. The act of depressing. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being depressed; a sinking. [1913 Webster] 3. A falling in of the surface; a sinking below its true place; a cavity or… …

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  • 4Old Pulteney Row To The Pole — The Old Pulteney Row To The Pole is an expedition which successfully navigated a rowing boat to the North Magnetic Pole at 78°35.7N 104°11.9W, the position certified in 1996.[1] It is believed to be the only polar expedition to feature rowing… …

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  • 5Round-the-pole flying — (RTP) is a form of flying model aircraft, in which the model is attached via a line from its wingtip or fuselage to a central support structure. Control signals can be passed to the model via wires alongside or integral with the attachment line.… …

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  • 6See You at the Pole — (SYATP) is an annual gathering of Christian students of all ages at a flagpole in front of their local school for prayer, scripture reading and hymn singing, during an early morning hour preceding the start of the school day. The American SYATP… …

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  • 7up the pole —    pregnant    Where the monkey ends up. The phrase puns on the meaning, in trouble, and the vulgar pole, the penis. Also as up the spout, with imagery from a shell rammed in a rifled barrel from which, the copper band having been engaged, it can …

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  • 8Pole vault — Pole vaulting is an athletic field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole (which today is usually made either of fiberglass or carbon fiber) as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as… …

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  • 9Pole splitting — is a type of frequency compensation used in an electronic amplifier in which a capacitor is introduced between the input and output sides of the amplifier with the intention of moving the pole lowest in frequency (usually an input pole) to lower… …

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  • 10Pole dance — Pole dancer performing Chinese pole acrobats perform …

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