Meaning

1 senses

  1. A tall pole up which one or more flags may be raised and flown.

    Fahnenmast, Fahnenstange

    дре́вкоdrévko, флагшто́кflagštók

    флагшто́кflahštók

    a tall staff or pole on which a flag is raised

Examples

6 sentences

  1. The flag waves on the flagpole.

    ruФлаг развевается на флагштоке. — Selena777

    deDie Fahne weht am Mast. — Waldelfe

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  2. Let's run it up the flagpole and see who salutes.

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  3. The flag on the flagpole is blowing in the wind.

    deDie Fahne am Fahnenmast weht im Wind. — Melang

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  4. The flag on the flagpole is fluttering in the wind.

    deDie Fahne am Fahnenmast weht im Wind. — Melang

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  5. Let's run it up the flagpole and see if anyone salutes it.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
pole for flags:
Русский
By meaning 1
pole for flags:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
pole for flags:

Origin

From flag + pole.

From flag + pole.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Forms

plural: flagpoles

Synonyms

3 synonyms
flagstaff
Close in meaning
  • a tall staff or pole on which a flag is raised:flagstaff
  • surveying instrument consisting of a straight rod painted in bands of alternate red and white each one foot wide; used for sightings by surveyors:range poleranging pole

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
flaccidflagA1flagellationflagrantflagshipflail

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