flagpole B2 Topic:Tools, Machines & Construction Also spelled flag-pole US /ˈflæɡˌpoʊl/ UK /ˈflæɡpəʊl/ See IPA manual Freq #26056 Meanings 1 noun a tall pole from which a flag is flown They raised the school flag to the top of the flagpole. 2 noun surveying: a straight marked pole used for sighting and measuring The surveyor aligned the flagpole with the distant boundary marker. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a tall pole from which a... flagstaff 2 noun · surveying: a straight... ranging polerange pole Word family Derived forms flagpoling Related forms flagmaststandard Etymology A compound of flag + pole. The ordinary sense names the staff on which a flag is raised; surveying later applied the same word to a visible marked pole used as a ranging target. Topics Tools, Machines & Construction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # flagpole **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈflæɡˌpoʊl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈflæɡpəʊl/ **Frequency rank:** 26056 ## Meanings 1. a tall pole from which a flag is flown 2. surveying: a straight marked pole used for sighting and measuring ## Examples - They raised the school flag to the top of the flagpole. - The surveyor aligned the flagpole with the distant boundary marker. ## Synonyms - flagstaff - ranging pole ## Derived Forms - flagpoling ## Related Forms - flag - mast - standard ## Etymology A compound of flag + pole. The ordinary sense names the staff on which a flag is raised; surveying later applied the same word to a visible marked pole used as a ranging target. ## Topics - Tools, Machines & Construction markdown