telegraph post
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telegraph post
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From their original purpose of carrying telegraph lines, first used around 1843 by William Fothergill Cooke.
noun telegraph posts
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A pole, usually wooden, that carries telephone lines above a street.
Here the protection consists of a 50lb per mile cadmium copper trip-wire mounted on short telegraph posts on both sides of the line, 4ft above rail level.
Similar: telegraph pole, telephone pole, utility pole
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noun pole that carries telephone lines
| 日本語 | 電柱 denchū |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 電線桿 /电线杆 diànxiàngǎn |
| Français | poteau télégraphique |
| Deutsch | Telegraphenmast, Leitungsmast |
| Italiano | palo del telegrafo |
| Русский | телегра́фный столб telegráfnyj stolb |
| العربية | عَمُود البَرِيد ʕamūd al-barīd |
Talk about this word "telegraph post." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/telegraph%20post. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. telegraph post. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/telegraph%20post "telegraph post." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/telegraph%20post.Cite this
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