utility pole
noun
: a tall wooden pole that is used to support telephone wires, electrical wires, etc.
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The 51-year-old was responding to a report of a pickup that hit a utility pole on State Highway 30 in the town of Hancock, on the border of northeast Pennsylvania, around 9:30 p.m., according to a New York State Police spokesperson.
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Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 19 July 2025
Eight inmates and two deputies were injured when the driver of their transport van dozed off and hit a utility pole, Georgia troopers say.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
The vehicle then hit a sign and a utility pole before coming to rest, state police said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 8 July 2025
Flames also singed a utility pole, knocking out power to nearby customers.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 6 July 2025
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Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 19 July 2025
Eight inmates and two deputies were injured when the driver of their transport van dozed off and hit a utility pole, Georgia troopers say.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
The vehicle then hit a sign and a utility pole before coming to rest, state police said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 8 July 2025
Flames also singed a utility pole, knocking out power to nearby customers.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 6 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for utility pole
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“Utility pole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/utility%20pole. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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