flagstick

[ flag-stik ]

noun

, Golf.

1. pin ( def 13 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of flagstick¹

First recorded in 1925–30; flag ¹ + stick ¹

Example Sentences

Had golf been invented yet, the caliph would have used such knowledge to calculate the distance to the flagstick without need of a GPS app.

From Science News

Then he again let the kite out, and also the string he had attached to the lower end of the flagstick.

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