flagpole
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flagpole
- /ˈflæɡˌpoʊl/ Canada, US
Where it comes from
From flag + pole. Cognate with West Frisian flaggepeal (“flagpole”), Dutch vlaggenpaal (“flagpole”), Low German Flaggenpohl (“flagpole”), German Flaggenpfahl (“flagpole”).
Compare also West Frisian flaggemast (“flagpole”, literally “flag-mast”), Dutch vlaggenmast (“flagpole”, literally “flag-mast”), Low German Flaggstock (“flagpole”, literally “flag-stick”), Danish flagstang (“flagpole”, literally “flag-pole”), Swedish flaggstång (“flagpole”, literally “flag-pole”), Norwegian flaggstang (“flagpole”, literally “flag-pole”), Faroese flaggstong (“flagpole”, literally “flag-pole”).
noun flagpoles · flag pole · flag-pole
verb flagpoles · flagpoling · flagpoled · flag pole · flag-pole
- To exit a country momentarily and reenter, usually in order to satisfy immigration requirements. I understand immigrating to Canada is getting harder and harder. [The difficulty of navigating bureaucracy] might be a way to let people fall between the cracks. I really don't know. The hoops immigrants have to go through, such as flagpoling. And I don't have any political representatives. I didn't
Translations
Every language
noun pole for flags
| Español | asta, astabandera, mástil |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 깃대 gitdae |
| 日本語 | 旗竿 hatazao |
| 中文 | 旗杆 qígān |
| हिन्दी | ध्वजदंड dhvajdaṇḍ |
| Português | mastro |
| Français | mât de drapeau, mât |
| Deutsch | Fahnenmast, Fahnenstange |
| Italiano | pennone |
| Ελληνικά | κοντάρι σημαίας kontári simaías |
| Română | catarg de steag, catarg |
| Русский | дре́вко drévko, флагшто́к flagštók |
| Tiếng Việt | cột cờ |
| العربية | سَارِيَةْ العَلَم sāriyat al-ʕalam |
| עברית | מוֹט הַדֶגֶל mot hadegel |
Talk about this word "flagpole." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/flagpole. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. flagpole. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/flagpole "flagpole." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/flagpole.Cite this
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title = {flagpole},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/flagpole},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
