: a tall wooden pole that supports the wires of a telephone system
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The train hit the truck on the right side, sending it careening northeast into a switching control box and then a telephone pole.—The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 2 Mar. 2025 The crash was reported at 11:45 p.m. in the area of 89 Mill Brook Road where crews were dispatched on the report of a pickup truck versus a telephone pole crash, according to the Plainfield Police Department.—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2025 The truck then ricocheted to the northbound side of the road and stopped after striking a telephone pole, according to police.—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2025 Later, high atop a telephone pole, Alyssa retrieves a valuable pair of dangling Jordans off a live electrical wire, to mixed results.—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for telephone pole
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