: a pole on which to raise a flag

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The 50-foot American flagpole now sits on Kittle's offseason home, which is a roughly 178-acre ranch in the Nashville area of Tennessee. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2026 Kim allegedly used a flagpole to inflict great bodily injury on her husband, per court documents obtained by the outlet. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2026 The garrison’s enormous flag was waving on its flagpole, some 90 feet high—a clear signal that the American fort had survived the Battle of Baltimore. — Michele Metych Britannica Editors Sep. 11, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026 Scouting America, formerly the Boy Scouts, plans to gather Friday throughout the state at flagpoles and memorials in Albion, Brighton, Dundee, Delton, Farmington, Grand Rapids, Hamilton, Madison Heights, Muskegon, Riverview and Traverse City. — Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2026 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 3 Oct. 2026.

Kids Definition

: a pole from which a flag flies
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