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foul pole

foul pole noun: one of the two poles marking the area inside which a fair ball may be hit. It stands above a foul line.

Noun

foul pole (plural foul poles)

  1. One of the two poles marking the area inside which a fair ball may be hit. It stands above a foul line.

Forms of foul pole

pluralfoul poles

Questions about foul pole

What does foul pole mean?
Foul pole means one of the two poles marking the area inside which a fair ball may be hit. It stands above a foul line.
What part of speech is foul pole?
Foul pole is a noun.
What is the plural of foul pole?
The plural of foul pole is foul poles.

Words near foul pole in the dictionary

  1. foul martens
  2. foul one's own nest
  3. foul out
  4. foul outs
  5. foul play
  6. foul pole
  7. foul poles
  8. foul shot
  9. foul shots
  10. foul territories
  11. foul territory

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