flagpolenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈflæɡ.pəʊl/us/ˈflæɡ.poʊl/also flagstaffa long pole that a flag is fastened to
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Poles, rods, shafts and sticks
- bar
- billy club
- boathook
- bollard
- broomstick
- cane
- maypole
- pointer
- rod
- rung
- shaft
- shooting stick
- ski pole
- spoke
- stake
- totem pole
- truncheon
- utility pole
- waddy
- wand
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Examples from literature
- Determine to make a large flag and erect a new flagpole.
- Horns and banners were in evidence, and from a flagpole floated the Stars and Stripes.
- Shall we haul up the flagpole?
- Then the street divided to enclose a narrow strip of common adorned with a flagpole greatly in need of a new coat of white paint.
- There's to be a flagpole on the cupola, and Nan says they'll have colors every night and morning.