setting pole

English

Alternative forms

• setting-pole

Noun

setting pole (plural setting poles)

1. A pole, often iron-pointed, used for pushing boats along in shallow water.

   Synonyms: boat-hook, gaff, setter, pole-hook, hitcher, punting-pole

Translations

pole for pushing out boats — see also gaff,‎ hook,‎ pike pole,‎ boathook

• Akkadian: 𒈪𒌷𒌈 (miritum)
• Amharic: please add this translation if you can
• Arabic: مُرْدِيّ m (murdiyy)
• Aramaic: מורדיא m (mūradyā)
• Catalan: perxa (ca)
• Finnish: venekeksi, venehaka (fi)
• German: Staken (de) m
• Greek: σταλίκι (el) n (stalíki)
• Spanish: pértiga (es)
• Sumerian: 𒈪𒌷𒌈 (miritum)

Further reading

• setting pole on Wikipedia.Wikipedia