The bar (or barre) itself is a flexible vaulting pole around 4 metres long, typically made of fibreglass.

The concept was deceptively simple: the victim was strapped down to a platform and four long flexible poles were pulled toward him or her.

When a simple lever is used for lifting it bears the entire weight of the object, while flexible poles lifting in concert share the load.

Pole vault adheres to the same rules, but here competitors must use a long, flexible pole to launch themselves higher into the air.

The sledge was fashioned of flexible wooden poles from the surface, cushioned by woven fibers.

While the chained men were eating, Bill cut two flexible poles and made a stretcher by slipping three donated uniform jackets over them.

Single-hoop tents use just one flexible pole and are often sold as light-weight 1 or 2-person tents.

She reached inside and drew out a framework of flexible poles Lo which sections of lightweight canvas had been attached.

Trolley pole: a long flexible pole, which engages the line with a wheel or shoe.

The sturdy, flexible poles, once holding the canvas rigidly in place, now became the slightly stiffened ropes they really were.