utility pole

noun

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

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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 Officers estimated the damage to the guardrail cost around $6,500, in addition to around $16,500 in damages to the utility pole, police said. — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026 Further west on Wallace Avenue, a utility pole snapped at its base in front of Tribe Covington church on Madison Avenue. — David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Aug. 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 18 Oct. 2026.

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