Noun flagpole has 2 senses
  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
    --1 is a kind of surveying instrument, surveyor's instrument
  2. flagpole, flagstaff - a tall staff or pole on which a flag is raised
    --2 is a kind of staff
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