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utility pole

American  

noun

  1. one of a series of large, upright poles used to support telephone wires, electric cables, or the like.


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She said she was told she’d have to pay to relocate a utility pole.

From Los Angeles Times May 16, 2026

He headed from the Palisades fire to Eaton Canyon around 6:45 p.m. after being briefly stranded on the ember-filled Pacific Coast Highway due to a flat tire from a fallen utility pole.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 30, 2025

After a utility pole fell and ignited a wildfire, Frank King and his family raced to escape as electrical transformers exploded around their homes near Oregon’s coast.

From New York Times Mar. 22, 2024

A photo supplied by the agency showed the van crushed up against a utility pole.

From Seattle Times Sep. 30, 2023

I awoke when the car hit the first utility pole.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

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