flagstaff
noun/flæɡstæf/
Frequency rank: #14,321 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a pole on which a flag is displayed; a flagpole.
Example sentence
The soldiers raised their country's flag on the tall flagstaff in the center of the square.
Synonyms & related words
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