utility pole
noun
: a tall wooden pole that is used to support telephone wires, electrical wires, etc.
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It was lifted from its foundation and crashed through a utility pole, eventually embedding itself in a nearby restaurant.
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Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
The driver hit and broke a utility pole across the street from the business.
—Fox19 Staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Sep. 2025
Terracon’s engineers also reported that a utility pole had been cut down, damaging multiple transformers that spilled oil on the ground.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
Last year, one of its cars crashed into a wooden utility pole in Arizona, prompting Waymo to issue a recall for 672 vehicles.
—PC Magazine, 23 Aug. 2025
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Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
The driver hit and broke a utility pole across the street from the business.
—Fox19 Staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Sep. 2025
Terracon’s engineers also reported that a utility pole had been cut down, damaging multiple transformers that spilled oil on the ground.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
Last year, one of its cars crashed into a wooden utility pole in Arizona, prompting Waymo to issue a recall for 672 vehicles.
—PC Magazine, 23 Aug. 2025
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 6 Oct. 2025.
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