flagpole
noun
flagpoles
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pluralof flagpole.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The Interior Department, which oversees the National Park Service, said at the time that only the U.S. flag and other specially authorized flags can be flown on the park service’s flagpoles, with limited exceptions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
As he admired his flagpoles, he admitted that he wouldn’t know what he would do until “a second before the deadline.”
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2025
Under new rules, Harrison said the Union flag and the county council's own flag would fly permanently on two of the three flagpoles outside County Hall.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2025
Baker just wanted to make bunting, Segerblom said, but the parade organizers knew someone who had the keys to the flagpoles and suggested the decorations committee make use of them.
From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2024
In the middle of the courtyard, a full-grown elephant—could that be Frank?—rampaged around the flagpoles, scattering Roman warriors.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
