telephone pole

noun

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

Examples of telephone pole in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Waymo is issuing a voluntary software recall after one of its driverless vehicles collided with a telephone pole in Phoenix, Arizona, last month, the company said. Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 12 June 2024 Earlier this month, Waymo issued a software and mapping recall for all its vehicles after one of its robotaxis crashed into a telephone pole. Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 25 June 2024 Photo: Courtesy of Neon De Portago’s car hits a telephone pole before bouncing off that and into the crowd. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2024 Here's Why Your Tree's Leaves Are Turning Brown in Summer Another indicator of a brewing problem is a tree trunk that enters the ground like a straight telephone pole. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for telephone pole 

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'telephone pole.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Dictionary Entries Near telephone pole

Cite this Entry

“Telephone pole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telephone%20pole. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!