Poled

Part of speech: verb, adjective

Definitions

1. To have propelled or navigated something using a long, slender object for support or leverage
2. Engaging in an activity that involves using a pole to move, direct, or stabilize a vessel or structure
3. Describing an effort made to control or maneuver utilizing a pole or similar implement for various tasks

Etymology: "Poled" is simply the past tense and past participle of "pole", the verb meaning to move a boat by pushing a long shaft against the bottom of a river or lake. The verb comes from the noun, which entered English from Old English "pāl", a stake or post, and that noun in turn came from Latin "pālus", meaning a stake, prop, or stay. The Old English word also named a kind of hoe or spade, a reminder that a pointed wooden shaft served many jobs before it became a punting tool. The Latin root traces back to an ancient Indo-European base meaning "to nail" or "to fasten", so the idea of something driven firmly into the ground sits at the heart of the family. "Pole" is a doublet of "pale", "peel", and "palus", words that split off from the same ancestor and reached English by different routes.

Synonyms: punctuated, marked, surveyed, measured, staked

Antonyms: unmarked, unmeasured, unpunctuated, unmapped