noun
flagpole
FLAG-pohl
noun
1
A tall pole used to raise and display one or more flags.
"The school flagpole stands in the center of the courtyard."
How to Use Flagpole
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA pole for flying a flag.
Common pairings
run something up the flagpole
raise on the flagpole
Word Forms
flagpoled past tense, flagpoles plural, flagpoles singular
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Etymology
A compound of "flag" and "pole."