No. 1 slot at the track (4 letters)

{ Answer }

POLE

{ Related Clues }

Caber
Mast
May, for one
Rod
___ vault
Walesa is one
Walesa, for one
Barber's emblem
Barbershop symbol
Cathode, e.g.
Chopin or Gomulka
Chopin or Paderewski
Cold place
Cold spot
Decathlete's implement
Explorer's quest, with "the"
Extremity of the earth
Fisherman's item
Fishing need
Flag holder
Gondola propeller
Kind of cat
Kind of position
Man from Lodz
Propel a raft
Punt propeller
Tent support
Totem follower
Vault opener?
Vaulter's tool
Wagon tongue
Walesa, e.g.
Wroclaw man
Wroclaw native
Copernicus, e.g., by birth
Either end of a magnet
It may be + or -
Kind of cat or ax
Marie Curie was one
Pool worker's aid
Position on a race track
Track-meet "elevator"
John Paul II, e.g.
Pope John Paul II, for one
Pope John Paul II, e.g.

{ Tags }

barbershop, chopin, eg, end, fishing, flag, gondola, gondoliers, ii, john, kind, native, need, north, paul, pole, pope, position, propel, track, walesa

{ Notes }

The answer POLE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 150 puzzles.

{ Definition }

POLE as a noun:

1. a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic

2. a native or inhabitant of Poland

3. one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions; "they are at opposite poles"; "they are poles apart"

4. (perch, rod, pole) = a linear measure of 16.5 feet

5. (perch, rod, pole) = a square rod of land

6. (pole, celestial pole) = one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere

7. one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface

8. (terminal, pole) = a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves

9. a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting

10. (pole, magnetic pole) = one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated

POLE as a verb:

1. (punt, pole) = propel with a pole; "pole barges on the river"; "We went punting in Cambridge"

2. support on poles; "pole climbing plants like beans"

3. deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole