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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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A notice about the cleanup is displayed on a utility pole on Wilshire Boulevard.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2025

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

The jet hit a utility pole and a grassy area next to the Trumpf Inc. building near the runway.

From Seattle Times Sep. 28, 2023

Seagulls circled overhead, while two ospreys piped at each other in a nest on top of a concrete utility pole.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

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