telephone pole

noun

chiefly US
: a tall wooden pole that supports the wires of a telephone system

Examples of telephone pole in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Earlier this month, Waymo issued a software and mapping recall for all its vehicles after one of its robotaxis crashed into a telephone pole. Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 25 June 2024 Photo: Courtesy of Neon De Portago’s car hits a telephone pole before bouncing off that and into the crowd. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2024 Here's Why Your Tree's Leaves Are Turning Brown in Summer Another indicator of a brewing problem is a tree trunk that enters the ground like a straight telephone pole. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 June 2024 The recall follows a May 21 accident in Phoenix, Arizona, in which a Waymo driverless car hit a telephone pole that was installed in the roadway in an alley. Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 13 June 2024 The crash in Phoenix that prompted the recall took place May 21, when a Waymo taxi hit a telephone pole in an alley while pulling over at low speed, according to the company. Aaron Gregg, Washington Post, 12 June 2024 Police say a preliminary investigation discovered that a Honda motorcycle was traveling north on Whiteford Road when, for reasons that are still being investigated, the vehicle went off the roadway and hit a telephone pole. Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2024 The mooring lines tethered to the ocean floor are made of rope nearly thick as a telephone pole and under heavy tension. David Sharp and Jennifer McDermott, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 May 2024 Whether through surprise or distraction or simple freaking the hell out, the man subsequently drove his car into a telephone pole at speed. Bradley Brownell / Jalopnik, Quartz, 12 May 2024

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“Telephone pole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telephone%20pole. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

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