utility pole
noun
: a tall wooden pole that is used to support telephone wires, electrical wires, etc.
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Jeff Dennis swerved to miss other vehicles before the car hit the utility pole and burst into flames, the lawsuit says.
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CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
The town’s main water tower was down, as was every utility pole.
—Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025
The man next ran onto a sidewalk and between a utility pole and a fence, and Parks drove his SUV onto the sidewalk, between the utility pole and the fence, directly at the man, according to the indictment.
—Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
Also on Tuesday, police in Providence, Rhode Island, were investigating a vehicle crash involving ICE agents, which city officials say knocked down a utility pole not far from the city center.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
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CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
The town’s main water tower was down, as was every utility pole.
—Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025
The man next ran onto a sidewalk and between a utility pole and a fence, and Parks drove his SUV onto the sidewalk, between the utility pole and the fence, directly at the man, according to the indictment.
—Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
Also on Tuesday, police in Providence, Rhode Island, were investigating a vehicle crash involving ICE agents, which city officials say knocked down a utility pole not far from the city center.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 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 29 Nov. 2025.
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