flagpole

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun surveying instrument consisting of a straight rod painted in bands of alternate red and white each one foot wide; used for sightings by surveyors
noun a tall staff or pole on which a flag is raised

From flag + pole.

The little group gathers about the flagpole, waiting. — Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year, E. C. (Ernest Clark) Hartwell
"Ever use that flagpole?" he asked the manager. — The problem of Cell 13, Jacques Futrelle
I had never seen the flagpoles before, nor the front of the theatre. — The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway

range pole, ranging pole

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