flagstaff

noun

flag·​staff ˈflag-ˌstaf 

: a staff on which a flag is hoisted

Examples of flagstaff in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

It should be displayed only from sunrise to sunset on buildings and on stationary flagstaffs in the open, but can be displayed 24 hours a day if properly illuminated at night, the flag code said. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 14 June 2026

Half-mast means the flag is flown two-thirds up between the top and bottom of the flagstaff. — Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 25 Mar. 2026

Half-mast means the flag is flown two-thirds up between the top and bottom of the flagstaff. — Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 5 Mar. 2026

Mayor Eric Adams ordered all flags on all city buildings and stationary flagstaffs throughout the five boroughs to be lowered to half-staff until further notice in homage to Islam. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 29 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1613, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for flagstaff

• behalf
• carafe
• distaff
• falstaff
• giraffe
• autograph
• biograph
• cenotaph
• chronograph
• epigraph
• epitaph
• hodograph

Kids Definition

flagstaff

noun

flag·​staff -ˌstaf 

: flagpole

Geographical Definition

Flagstaff

geographical name

Flag·​staff ˈflag-ˌstaf 

city on the Coconino Plateau in north central Arizona population 65,870