utility pole

noun

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

Examples of utility pole in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Its green-and-white building appeared to be vandalized, with furniture strewn on the ground and an electrical utility pole tossed sideways on one of the buildings. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 8 July 2024 On a rainy Saturday night in early June 1989, Colson fatally crashed into a utility pole while speeding to deliver a pizza. Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 19 Apr. 2024 Police were still investigating but said early evidence shows that three people were in a car driving northbound when the car drove off the road and hit the utility pole, according to police. Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2024 The car jumped the median between Orleans’ eastbound and westbound lanes, becoming airborne before hitting a utility pole. Dana Munro, Baltimore Sun, 15 June 2024 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 27 Jul. 2024.

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