Flagpole

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  flagpole \flag"pole`\ (fl[a^]g"p[=o]l`), n.
     A pole used to display a flag.
     [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  flagpole
       n 1: surveying instrument consisting of a straight rod painted in
            bands of alternate red and white each one foot wide;
            used for sightings by surveyors [syn: {range pole}, {ranging
            pole}]
       2: a tall staff or pole on which a flag is raised [syn: {flagstaff}]