ˈcounter-ˌpole [counter- 6.] The opposite pole. 1839De Quincey Rom. MealsWks. 1863 III. 267 This ‘prandium’..was taken standing..the very counter-pole to the luxurious posture of dinner.1840― Style i. (1860) 197 It offers the direct counterpole to the French style.