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# flagpole

noun (flagpole, flagpoles)

«flagpole» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A flagpole is a tall pole on which a flag is raised. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flagpole/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, schools and public buildings have flagpoles; flags are flown at half-mast to show sadness. In maths, flagpoles appear in height and shadow problems. Phrases: «raise a flag up the flagpole», «at the top of the flagpole», «half-mast».

### Examples

- The flag flew at the top of the flagpole. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flagpole/#x1)
- We raised the school flag up the flagpole. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flagpole/#x2)
- The flagpole is ten metres tall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flagpole/#x3)
- The flag was lowered to half-mast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flagpole/#x4)
- A bird sat on top of the flagpole. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flagpole/#x5)
- The flagpole's shadow got shorter at midday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flagpole/#x6)
- Don't climb the flagpole! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flagpole/#x7)

### Note

Compound word: flag + pole. Also «flagstaff». In maths, flagpoles appear in measuring problems: heights in metres; the shadow is shortest around midday.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «flagpole» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flagpole/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«flagpole» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/flagpole.html) on Mova free.