utility pole
noun
: a tall wooden pole that is used to support telephone wires, electrical wires, etc.
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The car then struck a utility pole before stopping at the base of a large tree.
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Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
Authorities say the car ran off the road, hit a utility pole, and then came to rest against a large tree.
—Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
The case was based on a traffic accident in rural Norfolk in which a car carrying two people snapped a utility pole causing power lines to fall on the vehicle.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2026
The car allegedly hit the pedestrian and pushed him into a utility pole.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
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Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
Authorities say the car ran off the road, hit a utility pole, and then came to rest against a large tree.
—Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
The case was based on a traffic accident in rural Norfolk in which a car carrying two people snapped a utility pole causing power lines to fall on the vehicle.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2026
The car allegedly hit the pedestrian and pushed him into a utility pole.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for utility pole
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“Utility pole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/utility%20pole. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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