utility pole

noun

: a tall wooden pole that is used to support telephone wires, electrical wires, etc.

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On Tuesday, public works teams were working with NTSB to drain water from the crater, and an unstable utility pole was removed from the site, which Chapman said will help investigators access and stabilize the area. — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026 When the trooper struck the teens with a PIT maneuver, the SUV struck a utility pole, and then a tree, according to Gaskins. — Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026 The Dundee Police Department is referring to a Belleville 38-year-old woman who was charged in connection with utility pole fires in Macomb County and Oakland County. — Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, having a 10-m (33-ft) tall lander with a mast on top twice the height of a utility pole or 70 times taller than a Pembrokeshire Welsh Corgi means that the array can capture even more power from the extended horizon. — David Szondy october 07, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 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 7 Nov. 2026.

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