flagpole
[flag-pohl]
Origin of flagpole
Also called flagstaff.
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Examples from the Web for flagpole
Contemporary Examples
She described the way she and Igor watched the Donetsk flag go up and down the flagpole in front of their window.
Then the huddles break, and the 200 or so children join hands in a ring around the flagpole.
Historical Examples
So he let it stand up stiffly behind him in the shape of a flagpole.
The Chinese Fairy BookVarious
Roger thought of his torn flag, flapping in the wind on the top of the flagpole.
The deck was deserted, and he crawled to the extreme end of it, near the flagpole.
"Captains Courageous"Rudyard Kipling
“Maybe they hung the flagpole in a tree, too,” suggested Pepper, with a grin.
The Putnam Hall ChampionsArthur M. Winfield
In the top of the flagpole, bore a hole to fit a small flag.
Manual Training Toys for the Boy's WorkshopHarris W. Moore
flagpole
flagstaff (ˈflæɡˌstɑːf)
- 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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