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TELEGRAPH POLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does telegraph pole mean? 

TELEGRAPH POLE (noun)
  The noun TELEGRAPH POLE has 1 sense:

1. tall pole supporting telephone wiresplay

  Familiarity information: TELEGRAPH POLE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TELEGRAPH POLE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Tall pole supporting telephone wires

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

telegraph pole; telegraph post; telephone pole

Hypernyms ("telegraph pole" is a kind of...):

post (an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position)


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