telephone pole

noun

chiefly US
: a tall wooden pole that supports the wires of a telephone system

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The tree trunk was as thick as a telephone pole. Sara Gregory, AJC.com, 26 Feb. 2026 The special effects, such as Bad Bunny’s going through the roof of the house or climbing the telephone pole, were cool and fit well with the video montage shown in the stadium. Jason Jones, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026 When the vehicle accelerates, an agent fires shots into the car, which is then shown crashing into a telephone pole. Sarah Davis, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2026 Lessons cannot be learned in the ashes of civilization; there are few heroes, and more often than not, those who choose to follow the path of heroism wind up dead, if not crucified on a telephone pole. Jack King, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for telephone pole

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“Telephone pole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telephone%20pole. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.

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