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flagpole

[ flag-pohl ]
/ ˈflægˌpoʊl /
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noun

a staff or pole on which a flag is or can be displayed.

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Also called flagstaff.

Origin of flagpole

First recorded in 1880–85; flag1 + pole1

Words nearby flagpole

flag of convenience, flag officer, flag of truce, flagon, flag out, flagpole, flag rank, flagrant, flagrante delicto, flags, flag seat
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Words related to flagpole

leg, rod, beam, mast, stick, shaft, extremity, stake, stave, standard, terminus, pile, stud, spar, plank, staff, stilt, flagstaff

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British Dictionary definitions for flagpole

flagpole

flagstaff (ˈflæɡˌstɑːf)

/ (ˈflæɡˌpəʊl) /

noun plural -poles, -staffs or -staves (-ˌsteɪvz)

a pole or staff on which a flag is hoisted and displayed
run something up the flagpole to pursue a tentative course of action in order to gauge the reaction it receives
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