flagpole

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flag·pole

(flăg′pōl′)

A pole on which a flag is raised. Also called flagstaff.

Idiom:

run (something) up the flagpole Slang

To test (a plan, suggestion, draft, or idea) and then measure the response to it.

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flagpole

(ˈflæɡˌpəʊl) or

flagstaff

n, pl -poles, -staffs or -staves (-ˌsteɪvz)

1. a pole or staff on which a flag is hoisted and displayed

2. run something up the flagpole to pursue a tentative course of action in order to gauge the reaction it receives

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flag•pole

(ˈflægˌpoʊl)

n.

Also called flagstaff. a staff or pole on which a flag is or can be displayed.

Idioms:

run (something) up the flagpole, to announce as a test to gauge reactions.

[1880–85]

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Noun	1.	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 range pole, ranging pole surveying instrument, surveyor's instrument - an instrument used by surveyors
	2.	flagpole - a tall staff or pole on which a flag is raised flagstaff staff - a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose; "he walked with the help of a wooden staff"

Translations

Fahnenmast Fahnenstange

asta

liaison de type mât

antenna pennone

flaggstang

zastavni drog

flagpole

[ˈflægpəʊl] N → asta f de bandera

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

flagpole

[ˈflægpəʊl] n → mât m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

flagpole

n → Fahnenstange f; to run an idea/a proposal up the flagpole (inf) → eine Idee/einen Vorschlag testen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

flagpole

[ˈflægˌpəʊl] n → pennone m

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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