Dictionary

flagpole en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈflæɡˌpoʊl/ (Canada, US)

Etymology

From flag + pole.

Meanings

1. A tall pole up which one or more flags may be raised and flown.

Forms

Deriveds

send it up the flagpole and see who salutes · run something up the flagpole

Synonyms

flagstaff

Translations (96)

bn পতাকাদণ্ড (pole for flags) · ko 깃대 (pole for flags) · kk тутұғыр (pole for flags) · ky флагшток (pole for flags) · af vlagpaal (pole for flags) · hy դրոշակաձող (pole for flags) · ru флагшто́к (pole for flags) · io flag-stango (pole for flags) · he מוֹט הַדֶגֶל (pole for flags) · fr mât de drapeau (pole for flags) · da flagstang (pole for flags) · is stöng (pole for flags) · uz flagshtok (pole for flags) · frr Flāgstok (pole for flags) · my အလံတိုင် (pole for flags) · es mástil (pole for flags) · lv karoga kārts (pole for flags) · el κοντάρι σημαίας (pole for flags) · cs žerď (pole for flags) · is flaggstöng (pole for flags) · eo flagstango (pole for flags) · sv flaggstång (pole for flags) · ar سَارِيَةْ العَلَم (pole for flags) · cmn 旗杆 (pole for flags) · mi pou haki (pole for flags) · nn flaggstong (pole for flags) · nl vlaggenstok (pole for flags) · sh jarbol za zastavu (pole for flags) · tr bayrak direği (pole for flags) · es asta (pole for flags) · eu haga (pole for flags) · mi pou kara (pole for flags) · hi ध्वजदंड (pole for flags) · gl mastro (pole for flags) · fa میله پرچم (pole for flags) · gl hasta (pole for flags) · eu masta (pole for flags) · id tiang bendera (pole for flags) · am የባንዲራ መስቀያ (pole for flags) · sk stožiar (pole for flags) · cy polyn fflag (pole for flags) · yi פֿאָנענמאַסט (pole for flags) · lo ເສົາທຸງ (pole for flags) · de Fahnenstange (pole for flags) · kk жалаусап (pole for flags) · nl vlaggenmast (pole for flags) · vec anténa (pole for flags) · tl tagdan ng bandila (pole for flags) · lt vėliavos stiebas (pole for flags) · be флагшто́к (pole for flags) · it pennone (pole for flags) · ro catarg de steag (pole for flags) · vi cột cờ (pole for flags) · pl maszt flagowy (pole for flags) · ja 旗竿 (pole for flags) · de Fahnenmast (pole for flags) · sl jarbol za zastavu (pole for flags) · sk vlajkový stožiar (pole for flags) · yue 旗杆 (pole for flags) · lt flagštokas (pole for flags) · pl flagsztok (pole for flags) · khb ᦅᧃᦒᦲᧉ (pole for flags) · ta கொடிக்கம்பம் (pole for flags) · mk јарбол (pole for flags) · sh јарбол (pole for flags) · pt mastro (pole for flags) · et lipuvarras (pole for flags) · az bayraq dirəyi (pole for flags) · uk флагшто́к (pole for flags) · haw kia hae (pole for flags) · es astabandera (pole for flags) · nb flaggstang (pole for flags) · fi lippusalko (pole for flags) · th เสาธง (pole for flags) · bg флагщо́к (pole for flags) · hu zászlórúd (pole for flags) · ga crann brataí (pole for flags) · ca asta (pole for flags) · ms tiang bendera (pole for flags) · frr Flaggenmast (pole for flags) · sh jarbol (pole for flags) · gd bratchrann (pole for flags) · br gwern (pole for flags) · sh јарбол за заставу (pole for flags) · fr mât (pole for flags) · sq shtizë flamuri (pole for flags) · vo stänastafäd (pole for flags) · ka ფლაგშტოკი (pole for flags) · tg чӯби байракбардорӣ (pole for flags) · cs vlajkový stožár (pole for flags) · ro catarg (pole for flags) · mt arblu għall-bandiera (pole for flags) · km ដងទង់ (pole for flags) · sl jarbol (pole for flags) · ru дре́вко (pole for flags) · tg сутуни парчам (pole for flags)

flagpole en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈflæɡˌpoʊl/ (Canada, US)

Etymology

From flag + pole.

Meanings

1. (Canada, rare) 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 vote. 2016, Beyhan Farhadi, “Identity and the City: Thinking Through Diversity”, in Jay Pitter, John Lorinc, editors, Subdivided: City-Building in an Age of Hyper-Diversity:

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