telephone pole
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of telephone pole
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
Example Sentences
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The electric lines and telephone poles in our neighborhood were installed in 1951.
From Washington Post
The Range Rover, meanwhile, collided with a telephone pole and burst into flames, the station adds.
From Fox News
After plowing into the crowd, Chock hit a a telephone pole, and backed out of the crowd as cyclists pounded on the truck’s windows, screaming for him to get out, witnesses said.
From Seattle Times
The driver then hit a telephone pole, and backed out of the crowd as cyclists pounded on the truck’s windows, screaming for him to get out, witnesses said.
From Seattle Times
Chock then hit a telephone pole, and backed out of the crowd as cyclists pounded on the truck’s windows, screaming for him to get out, witnesses said.
From Seattle Times
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