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flagpole

[flag-pohl]

noun

  1. a staff or pole on which a flag is or can be displayed.



flagpole

/ ˈflæɡˌstɑːf, ˈflæɡˌpəʊl /

noun

  1. a pole or staff on which a flag is hoisted and displayed

  2. to pursue a tentative course of action in order to gauge the reaction it receives

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of flagpole1

First recorded in 1880–85; flag 1 + pole 1
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Now he’s installed two giant flagpoles, one on the North Lawn and the other on the South Lawn.

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The question came as reporters clustered around the president on the White House lawn to watch the installation of a flagpole.

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Under new rules, Harrison said the Union flag and the county council's own flag would fly permanently on two of the three flagpoles outside County Hall.

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But it’s also disrespectful — and much more dangerous — to beat them over the head with flagpoles and, afterwards, proclaim “death is the only remedy.”

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The statue will be replaced by a flagpole, as was the case when a different Lenin statue was relocated in Bishek, according to local media.

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