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PRONUNCIATION OF POLE POSITION

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POLE POSITION

noun
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pole position is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POLE POSITION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pole position

The term "pole position", as used in motorsports, is the position of the motor vehicle and its driver at the front of the grid in the starting lineup. This driver is referred to as the polesitter. Grid position is usually either determined by a separate qualifying session where drivers try to set the fastest lap, or based on their position in the previous race. Different motorsports series use different formats for determining which driver has the opportunity to start from pole position.

Definition of pole position in the English dictionary

The definition of pole position in the dictionary is the starting position on the inside of the front row, generally considered the best one. Other definition of pole position is an advantageous starting position.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POLE POSITION

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pole bean
pole dancer
pole dancing
pole horse
pole house
pole jump
pole jumper
pole jumping
pole piece
pole star
pole vault
pole-axed
pole-vault
pole-vaulter
pole-vaulting
poleax
poleaxe
polecat
poleis

WORDS THAT END LIKE POLE POSITION

accreditation
acquisition
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exhibition
in a position
in addition
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Synonyms and antonyms of pole position in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «pole position» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POLE POSITION

Find out the translation of pole position to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pole position from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pole position» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

头位
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pole
570 millions of speakers

English

pole position
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ध्रुव की स्थिति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المركز الأول
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

поул-позицию
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pole position
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মেরু টুকরা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pole position
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sekeping tiang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Poleposition
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ポールポジション
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자동차 경주 시작 무렵 선두 자리를 잡는 것
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pole piece
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vị trí pole
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கம்பு துண்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काठी तुकडा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kutup parçası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pole position
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pole position
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

поул - позицію
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pole position
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

την pole position
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

paal posisie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pole position
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pole position
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pole position

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POLE POSITION»

The term «pole position» is quite widely used and occupies the 33.018 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POLE POSITION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pole position

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLE POSITION»

Discover the use of pole position in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pole position and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pole Position
The seven deadly sins are served on a platter. Casablanca enters the annual Pole Position Competition where there's one million dollars at stake, and a place that already breeds envy takes a turn for the worse.
Arnold Dorsey-Bey, Randy Thompson, 2009
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Pole Position: Behind the Scenes of Williams-Renault F1
Presents the team effort involved in automobile races driven by David Coulthard and Damon Hill.
Jon Nicholson, Maurice Hamilton, 1996
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Pole Position [Country Roads 2]
Natalie Acres. revisit the past. Not now. Not when tomorrow looked a hell of a lot brighter than yesterday or the day before. “Mr. and Mrs. Sterling wanted you, Princess. You've had a good life, haven't you?” Colt asked, his heart threatening to ...
Natalie Acres
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Process Control: Theory and Applications
13.1.1 Influence of Pole Position In continuous time, the influence of the position of the poles of the closed-loop transfer function on the overshoot, the rise time and the settling time was studied (Fig. 4.2). Using the correspondence z = exp( sTg), ...
Jean-Pierre Corriou, 2004
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Formula One: Formula One Cars, Formula One Racing, Formula ...
Michael Schumacher holds the titles for the fastest Pole Position time and the fastest lap time both set in 2004. The Sepang International circuit is located in Malaysia. Since 2000, it has been in the Formula One circuit. Michael Schumacher ...
Roger R. Black
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Control Engineering, 2nd Edition
6.2 The speed control system root locus. Remember that the time constant of a first-order system has a magnitude equal to the inverse of the pole position. very nearly equal to 1. and the closed loop pole lies near to the open-loop pole position ...
Chris Bissell, 1996
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Mercury
This correction to the Mariner- based pole position did not seem unreasonable, given that the NASA/USGS maps (Davies et al. 1978; Grolier and Boyce 1984) quoted discrepancies of up to 40 km (1.0◦) with respect to the Mercury Control Net, ...
A. Balogh, Andre Balogh, Leonid Ksanfomality, 2008
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The Management 500: A High-Octane Formula for Business Success
QUALIFY FOR THE POLE POSITION ''These days, a good qualifying program is more important than ever because, no matter what series you are racing, it can be very difficult to pass on the track. It only makes sense that when you want to be  ...
Dan COUGHLIN, 2009
9
How Race Car Drivers Use Math
Sheri L. Arroyo. the two times is the car's qualifying time. Only drivers with the faster qualifying times will get to compete in the actual race. Those with the slower times are eliminated. Winning the Pole Position For drivers competing in the race, ...
Sheri L. Arroyo, 2010
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Relation Algebras by Games
As earlier, we define a pole position in this game to be a prenetwork (N,S) such that H has a winning strategy in the game l",,*(U, B,N,S) for infinitely many, or equivalently, all, n < (1). El's strategy in l“*(U,B) will be to remain in pole position;  ...
R. Hirsch, I. Hodkinson, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLE POSITION»

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Pole Position For Fitness
It is an art that has been taken out of the realms of male fantasy and into the world of women's fitness. Pole dancing is no longer the preserve of ... «South Wales Evening Post, Jul 15»
2
Arsenal 'in pole position' to sign Spanish international ahead of …
Arsenal are said to be 'in pole position' to sign Juventus striker Fernando Llorente ahead of the likes of Manchester United and Real Madrid ... «caughtoffside, Jul 15»
3
Pupils at Little Venice win pole position for eco-car project
Pupils at a primary school in Little Venice have zoomed past thousands of rival schools around the country to win a trophy for their eco-car ... «Ham&High, Jul 15»
4
Report: Liverpool in pole position to beat Tottenham Hotspur in …
Nantes youngster Jordan Veretout reportedly turns down Tottenham Hotspur as they already have too many midfielders in their ranks. «Sports Mole, Jul 15»
5
Motta wants Atletico Madrid move
Atletico Madrid in pole position to sign Arsenal and Liverpool midfielder target. By Marco Bruno 27 July, 2015 – Last updated at 21:00. Paris Saint-Germain ... «FastOneTwo.com, Jul 15»
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Super League Sunday: Rhinos in pole position while Giants deny …
Wakefield Wildcats Jon Molloy is tackled by Huddersfield Giants Eorl Crabtree, Craig Huby and Ukuma Ta'ai. Picture: Anna Gowthorpe. «Yorkshire Post, Jul 15»
7
Leeds in pole position as Super 8s slots are finalised
Leeds Rhinos will enter the new Super 8s phase as league leaders, with the more advantageous fixture list for the remaining seven matches ... «The Times, Jul 15»
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Lewis Hamilton on pole position for F1's Hungarian Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg ensured it will be a Mercedes lockout at the front of the grid at the Hungaroring. Photograph: Petr David ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
9
Carl Edwards wins pole position for Sprint Cup's Indianapolis race
Cheers went up at Indianapolis Motor Speedway when Tony Stewart posted the fastest time in Saturday's Sprint Cup qualifying. But it was Carl ... «SportingNews.com, Jul 15»
10
Hamilton storms to fifth straight pole position in Hungary
Lewis Hamilton will start tomorrow's Hungarian Grand Prix from pole position after beating Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg in qualifying at ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»

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