utility pole
noun
: a tall wooden pole that is used to support telephone wires, electrical wires, etc.
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Resting near the top of a utility pole, the majestic bird was impossible to miss, with that telltale snow-white plumage.
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Jamie Siebrase, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, the Corvette lost control and crashed into a utility pole, according to BSO.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers said the 70-year-old dump truck driver traveled off the side of an Owensville road around 9 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, before striking a utility pole, parking post and tree.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2025
In her backyard, though, a utility pole was ablaze, the flames threatening to spread.
—Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
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Jamie Siebrase, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, the Corvette lost control and crashed into a utility pole, according to BSO.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers said the 70-year-old dump truck driver traveled off the side of an Owensville road around 9 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, before striking a utility pole, parking post and tree.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2025
In her backyard, though, a utility pole was ablaze, the flames threatening to spread.
—Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Utility pole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/utility%20pole. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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