flagpole

noun

flag·​pole ˈflag-ˌpōl How to pronounce flagpole (audio)
: a pole on which to raise a flag

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Customers Told 'Immediately' Stop Using Products A photo showing a Progress Pride flag on a flagpole in Taylor Square, Oxford Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney. Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025 But now, the Pac-12 has finally planted a flagpole in Texas, and that could help the profile in Texas with recruits. Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 3 July 2025 An American flag is seen being yanked down from a flagpole and set on fire outside a federal building in Seattle on Tuesday. Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2025 Instead of being near the end of the driveway, the SUV was parked near the flagpole where O’Keefe’s body was found. Jean Casarez, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flagpole

Word History

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of flagpole was in 1854

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“Flagpole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flagpole. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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flagpole

noun
flag·​pole ˈflag-ˌpōl How to pronounce flagpole (audio)
: a pole from which a flag flies

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