Definition of flagpole
: a pole on which to raise a flag
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Sit at the picnic table beside the flagpole, listen to the flapping flag.
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According to school officials, the walkout was organized by class: Freshman walked out the back doors, sophomores to the left, juniors to the right, and seniors in front of the school under the flagpole, where the flag was positioned at half-staff.
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Then Abbey, the ranger, dutifully hoists Old Glory up the flagpole at Arches’ entrance station, as mandated by the Park Service.
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The paper reported that the crowds grew after Napper convinced the VIPs — Mickey and Minnie, Cinderella and Snow White, Donald Duck and Alice in Wonderland — to stop by the flagpole at sunset and bring the kids and their families with them.
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But the students tried to get to the front flagpole anyway, as school resource officers commanded them to stop.
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In one piece of YouTube footage, Crews is clasping a large flagpole in front of another black protester, Corey Long, who is tugging on the other end.
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Videos and still photos of the fights show some protesters using flagpoles to strike opponents, in what appears to be a violation of the new ordinance.
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In the 1980s, the building acquired another nickname, the Coyote Building, as its spire and towering flagpole were said to favor a baying coyote.
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First Known Use of flagpole
1854
FLAGPOLE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of flagpole for English Language Learners
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: a tall pole from which a flag hangs : a pole used to display a flag
FLAGPOLE Defined for Kids
Definition of flagpole for Students
: a pole on which to raise a flag
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