telegraph pole

telegraph pole
noun
tall pole supporting telephone wires
Hypernyms: ↑post

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telegraph pole noun
A pole supporting telegraph wires
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Main Entry:telegraph

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telegraph pole UK US noun [countable] [singular telegraph pole plural telegraph poles]
a tall pole that supports telephone wires
Thesaurus: telephones and telecommunication equipmenthyponym

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telegraph pole,
Especially British. telephone pole.

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noun, pl ⋯ poles [count]
Brit :telephone pole

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ˈtelegraph pole [telegraph pole] (BrE) (NAmE ˈtelephone pole) noun
a tall wooden pole used for carrying telephone or ↑telegraph wires high above the ground
See also:telephone pole

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