fireman's polen.

Brit.

/ˌfʌɪəmənz ˈpəʊl/, U.S.

/ˈfaɪ(ə)rmənz ˈpoʊl/

Forms:

α. 1800s– fireman's pole.

β. 1800s– firemen's pole.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fireman n., pole n.¹

Etymology: In α. forms < the genitive of fireman n. + pole n.¹ In β. forms < the genitive plural of fireman n. + pole n.¹

1. Any of various poles intended to be used in firefighting; = fire pole n. 2. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1825 J. A. Jones Refugee I. xiii. 265 A left-legged Yorkshireman was laid in lavender by a blow from a fireman's pole.

1886 M. N. Amis N. Carolina Criminal Code & Digest 165 The prisoner, a member of the [fire] company, dealt a blow upon the head of deceased with a fireman's pole and killed him.

1935 Pop. Sci. Monthly Apr. 29/2 The picture..gives a close-up view of one of the bombs held on a fireman's pole.

2. A fixed vertical pole resembling one in a fire station (see sense 3), used for climbing or sliding on, typically by children, now esp. as a piece of playground equipment.

ΚΠ

1892 New Eng. Mag. Aug. 795/2 The travelling rings, the firemen's pole, the horizontal and parallel bars were a source of constant delight even to the stout and unskilful.

1922 Ohio Bull. Charities & Correction Dec. 142 We have a full equipment of play ground apparatus... The..fireman's pole..and large and small swings, are arranged in a row.

1961 Lawrence (Kansas) Daily Jrnl.-World 7 Apr. 1/5 The Park Department..has designed and constructed a new play unit for the park... Once at the top, kids can slide down a ‘fireman's pole’ in the center.

2011 Maya News 16 Feb. 4/1 The play area..was severely damaged by vandals again this past weekend with a ‘fireman's pole’ ripped out of the ground.

3. In a fire station: a long vertical pole fixed in an open space between storeys which firefighters may slide down to access the ground floor quickly. In later use also used with reference to such poles in other types of buildings.

ΚΠ

1880 Indianapolis Leader 28 Feb. 1/7 On going up stairs.., the door was very carefully locked behind me, the gentleman informing me that for once I must act in the capacity of a fireman, in descending from the third story by means of the fireman's escape-pole.]

1896 National Police Gaz. (U.S.) 3 Oct. 9 (caption) Slid down the firemen's pole.

1913 Our Dumb Animals Sept. 61/1 At sliding the fireman's pole, Peter [sc. a cat] ranks first, making the descent from the third floor to the bottom of the pole in less than three seconds.

1959 Life 17 Aug. 108/1 The rookie fireman..rehearses such fundamentals as sliding down the firemen's pole.

1983 D. Rogers Avengers 135/1 A fireman's pole meant she could get from her upper landing to the ground floor at top speed.

2014 Irish Times (Nexis) 1 Feb. (Weekend section) 2 The [fire] station..has a gym, a kitchen and.., of course, a well-used fireman's pole.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	firemans pole
释义	fireman's polen. Brit. /ˌfʌɪəmənz ˈpəʊl/, U.S. /ˈfaɪ(ə)rmənz ˈpoʊl/ Forms: α. 1800s– fireman's pole. β. 1800s– firemen's pole. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fireman n., pole n.¹ Etymology: In α. forms < the genitive of fireman n. + pole n.¹ In β. forms < the genitive plural of fireman n. + pole n.¹ 1. Any of various poles intended to be used in firefighting; = fire pole n. 2. Now rare. ΚΠ 1825 J. A. Jones Refugee I. xiii. 265 A left-legged Yorkshireman was laid in lavender by a blow from a fireman's pole. 1886 M. N. Amis N. Carolina Criminal Code & Digest 165 The prisoner, a member of the [fire] company, dealt a blow upon the head of deceased with a fireman's pole and killed him. 1935 Pop. Sci. Monthly Apr. 29/2 The picture..gives a close-up view of one of the bombs held on a fireman's pole. 2. A fixed vertical pole resembling one in a fire station (see sense 3), used for climbing or sliding on, typically by children, now esp. as a piece of playground equipment. ΚΠ 1892 New Eng. Mag. Aug. 795/2 The travelling rings, the firemen's pole, the horizontal and parallel bars were a source of constant delight even to the stout and unskilful. 1922 Ohio Bull. Charities & Correction Dec. 142 We have a full equipment of play ground apparatus... The..fireman's pole..and large and small swings, are arranged in a row. 1961 Lawrence (Kansas) Daily Jrnl.-World 7 Apr. 1/5 The Park Department..has designed and constructed a new play unit for the park... Once at the top, kids can slide down a ‘fireman's pole’ in the center. 2011 Maya News 16 Feb. 4/1 The play area..was severely damaged by vandals again this past weekend with a ‘fireman's pole’ ripped out of the ground. 3. In a fire station: a long vertical pole fixed in an open space between storeys which firefighters may slide down to access the ground floor quickly. In later use also used with reference to such poles in other types of buildings. ΚΠ 1880 Indianapolis Leader 28 Feb. 1/7 On going up stairs.., the door was very carefully locked behind me, the gentleman informing me that for once I must act in the capacity of a fireman, in descending from the third story by means of the fireman's escape-pole.] 1896 National Police Gaz. (U.S.) 3 Oct. 9 (caption) Slid down the firemen's pole. 1913 Our Dumb Animals Sept. 61/1 At sliding the fireman's pole, Peter [sc. a cat] ranks first, making the descent from the third floor to the bottom of the pole in less than three seconds. 1959 Life 17 Aug. 108/1 The rookie fireman..rehearses such fundamentals as sliding down the firemen's pole. 1983 D. Rogers Avengers 135/1 A fireman's pole meant she could get from her upper landing to the ground floor at top speed. 2014 Irish Times (Nexis) 1 Feb. (Weekend section) 2 The [fire] station..has a gym, a kitchen and.., of course, a well-used fireman's pole. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1825
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