flagpole

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Noun flagpole has 2 senses

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
flagpole, flagstaff - a tall staff or pole on which a flag is raised
--₂ is a kind of staff