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adjective • (nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tail adverb • at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane | ||||||||
| 20% | 4 | A stake formerly marking a favourable starting position in a horse race, hence the most advantageous position at the start of a motor race | ||||||
noun • a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic • a native or inhabitant of Poland • one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions • a linear measure of 16.5 feet • a square rod of land • one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere • one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface • a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves • a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting • one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated verb • propel with a pole • support on poles • deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole | ||||||||
| 18% | 5 | Ship position | ||||||
adverb • at right angles to the length of a ship or airplane | ||||||||
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