utility pole
noun
: a tall wooden pole that is used to support telephone wires, electrical wires, etc.
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An investigation is underway in Pembroke Pines after police say a crash brought down a utility pole and damaged a fire hydrant, leading to flooding in the area.
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Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
Both vehicles were damaged along with a utility pole, according to the LMPD statement.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Dec. 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
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Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
Both vehicles were damaged along with a utility pole, according to the LMPD statement.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Dec. 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
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“Utility pole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/utility%20pole. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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