Definition of flagpole
: a pole on which to raise a flag
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Popwell initially sponsored a few veterans in his own community, purchasing all materials out-of-pocket and donating his time to install the flagpoles.
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A mentally ill man who spent nearly four hours dangling from a Gallier Hall flagpole on Saturday (July 1), shutting down a downtown section of St. Charles Avenue, finally ended his disturbance around 1 p.m. and was arrested by New Orleans police.
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By 12:30 p.m., the shirtless man still was atop the flagpole yelling at authorities below.
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The Guinness World Records website reports that the largest flag flown from a flagpole was a Mexican national flag measuring 112- by 196-feet on Dec. 2, 2011.
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Earlier this year, San Jose City Council member Tam Nguyen, who escaped Vietnam as a teenager, led passage of a bill to ban the communist flag from city flagpoles and to recognize the old South Vietnamese banner.
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The Reign adorned the Memorial Stadium flagpoles and the field’s four corners with rainbow flags to mark the event.
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There will be a brief awards ceremony following the parade at the flagpole in Presidents Park.
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A grueling open-water swim would tap into the national zeitgeist, of a piece with the 1920s marathon dances, tumbling over Niagara Falls in a barrel and flagpole-sitting.
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First Known Use of flagpole
1854
FLAGPOLE Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition 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
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playDefinition of flagpole for Students
: a pole on which to raise a flag
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