utility pole
noun
: a tall wooden pole that is used to support telephone wires, electrical wires, etc.
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The impact caused the car to hit a second tree, cross into the westbound lanes and strike a large concrete utility pole, breaking it at the base and splitting the car in half.
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 8 July 2024
The company recalled all of its 672 vehicles in June after a driverless Waymo vehicle hit a utility pole while attempting a low-speed pullover maneuver.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2024
On top of that, Waymo also recalled 672 of its robotaxis in Phoenix, Arizona due to a crash involving a stationary wooden utility pole.
—Erin Marquis / Jalopnik, Quartz, 21 June 2024
The Kia hit a large utility pole and flipped onto its roof.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2024
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 8 July 2024
The company recalled all of its 672 vehicles in June after a driverless Waymo vehicle hit a utility pole while attempting a low-speed pullover maneuver.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2024
On top of that, Waymo also recalled 672 of its robotaxis in Phoenix, Arizona due to a crash involving a stationary wooden utility pole.
—Erin Marquis / Jalopnik, Quartz, 21 June 2024
The Kia hit a large utility pole and flipped onto its roof.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Utility pole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/utility%20pole. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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