telephone pole

noun

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

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The trailer shows the lengths the two friends go to for their rent money, including donating blood, climbing a telephone pole to retrieve a pair of expensive Jordans and applying for a loan despite a hilariously low credit score. Jack Dunn, Variety, 24 Oct. 2024 Unlike our large and visible moon, the small asteroid is only 37 feet wide — roughly the height of a standard telephone pole. Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2024 This is the car that taught Porsche to make cars people wanted to buy, but not ones that sent those buyers backward into a telephone pole. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2024 Authorities said Saniya Banga drove the car that lost control on Ygnacio Valley Road Thursday and smashed into a telephone pole between Civic Drive and North Broadway. Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for telephone pole 

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“Telephone pole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telephone%20pole. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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