flagstick

noun

flag·​stick ˈflag-ˌstik How to pronounce flagstick (audio)
: a staff for a flag marking the location of the cup on a golf putting green

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Photo : Drew Phillips, courtesy of the Peninsula Hotels The car includes custom features such as chrome flagsticks, commissioned by the Maharaja. Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2024 Em Casey posted a video on X, formerly Twitter, that shows a hairy tarantula crawling on the base of a flagstick. Brenna Gauchat, The Arizona Republic, 17 July 2024 Still carting Scheffler’s TaylorMade bag and a yellow Masters flagstick, Scott caught up to his proud player, who patted him on the back and pushed him forward. Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2024 Antennas are like flagsticks for enemy drones, and Boyko had already been the victim of an air strike in Tabaivka that nearly killed him. Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for flagstick 

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of flagstick was in 1888

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“Flagstick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flagstick. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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