Flagpole

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  • noun. A pole on which a flag is raised.
  • idiom. (run (something) up the flagpole) To test (a plan, suggestion, draft, or idea) and then measure the response to it.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Same as flagstaff.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A pole used to display a flag.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A tall pole up which one or more flags may be raised and flown.
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  • noun. surveying instrument consisting of a straight rod painted in bands of alternate red and white each one foot wide; used for sightings by surveyors
  • noun. a tall staff or pole on which a flag is raised
    • Word Usage
    "The message of the pledge and the flagpole is that this is a nation that we live in and whose values we cherish."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    staff  surveying instrument  surveyor's instrument  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Gladiolus  archiving  brickbat  brume  cistus  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    flagstaff  
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