telephone pole

American  

noun

1. a utility pole for supporting telephone wires.

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Etymology

Origin of telephone pole

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Example Sentences

He said he saw the car drive around 30 feet before drifting into another vehicle and a telephone pole.

From The Wall Street Journal

The few trees that had survived the fire now looked like Christmas trees planted on top of telephone poles.

From Los Angeles Times

Glass shattered, roadways crumbled, and telephone poles toppled.

From Literature

Aim at the telephone pole above this turn…Down the straight, brake later, and harder, than you think you need to.

From The Wall Street Journal

“If telephone poles sunk into the soil worked for 75 years, why do we need to build Hitler’s bunker under the sand?”

From Los Angeles Times