"flagpole" in the noun sense
1. range pole, ranging pole, flagpole
surveying instrument consisting of a straight rod painted in bands of alternate red and white each one foot wide used for sightings by surveyors
2. flagpole, flagstaff
a tall staff or pole on which a flag is raised
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