utility pole
noun
: a tall wooden pole that is used to support telephone wires, electrical wires, etc.
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In 1999, he was arrested after crashing his car into a utility pole in Los Angeles.
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Emily Trainham, FOXNews.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Each Beam unit is the size of a shoebox and weighs just 8 kilograms, and can be mounted on a utility pole or the side of a building.
—Margo Anderson, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Mar. 2026
One person is dead and another is injured after a car hit a utility pole in Winton Hills early Tuesday.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Feb. 2026
Later in the day, the department also reported that a plow had struck a utility pole, killing power for the nearby residences.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
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Emily Trainham, FOXNews.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Each Beam unit is the size of a shoebox and weighs just 8 kilograms, and can be mounted on a utility pole or the side of a building.
—Margo Anderson, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Mar. 2026
One person is dead and another is injured after a car hit a utility pole in Winton Hills early Tuesday.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Feb. 2026
Later in the day, the department also reported that a plow had struck a utility pole, killing power for the nearby residences.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
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“Utility pole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/utility%20pole. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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