pole to pole
Earth's full span
Pole to pole describes movement or extent from one end of the Earth to the other, specifically from the North Pole to the South Pole or vice versa.
The phrase emphasizes complete coverage or traversal of the planet's full vertical axis.
The expedition traveled pole to pole over eighteen months.
By extension, it can describe any journey or measurement spanning two opposite extremes.
- oppositesTerms with contrary meanings
- iceWater's solid form
- snowFrozen crystalline precipitation
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- climate changePlanetary atmospheric transformation
latitude · glacier · continuum · magnetic field · compass needle · axis of rotation · Arctic · longitude · extremes · ends of the earth · great circle · migratory species · antipodal · meridian · celestial sphere · aurora · ozone layer · duality
pole to polecoast to coast
Across a landmass's full width
localized · nearby · local · regional · point to point
pole to polelocalized
Restricted to one place
limited · partial · restricted · bounded · contained
pole to polepartially
To an incomplete extent
incompletely · here and there · sporadically · patchily · selectively
pole, poles, poled, poling, polar, polarity, polarize, polarized, polarizing