utility pole

noun

: a tall wooden pole that is used to support telephone wires, electrical wires, etc.

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An 89-year-old man was driving a 2001 Ford Taurus southbound on Loring Road when the car left the road and struck a utility pole, Newsday reported. Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025 The car traveled southeast running off the roadway left onto the median into the northbound lanes and sidewalk while rotating clockwise with the left side of the vehicle striking a utility pole. Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024 Shortly after the sedan and officers left the bridge, the sedan crashed into a utility pole at the intersection of Fort Smallwood and Bar Harbor Roads at approximately 12:06 a.m., officials said. Alexa Dikos, Baltimore Sun, 7 Dec. 2024 And across the street, workers could be seen using a bucket lift to install a video camera on a utility pole. Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for utility pole 

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“Utility pole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/utility%20pole. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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