Definitions for flagpoleˈflægˌpoʊl
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
flag•poleˈflægˌpoʊl(n.)
Ref: Also called flagstaff. 1
Idioms for flagpole:
run (something) up the flagpole,to announce as a test to gauge reactions.
Category: Idiom
Origin of flagpole:
1880–85
Princeton's WordNet
range pole, ranging pole, flagpole(noun)
surveying instrument consisting of a straight rod painted in bands of alternate red and white each one foot wide; used for sightings by surveyors
flagpole, flagstaff(noun)
a tall staff or pole on which a flag is raised
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
flagpole(noun)ˈflægˌpoʊl
a long pole to hang a flag from
Wiktionary
flagpole(Noun)
A tall pole up which one or more flags may be raised and flown.
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