Word familynountelegraphertelegraphesetelegraphisttelegraphytelegraph poletelegraphadjectivetelegraphicadverbtelegraphically
Related topics: Telephone, telegraph
ˈtelegraph ˌpole noun [countableC]
British EnglishBrETCT a tall wooden pole for supporting telephone wires 电话线杆SYN American English telephone pole
Examples from the Corpus
telegraph pole• From the feel of it she thought it could be a telegraph pole.• She felt rigid like a telegraph pole, communicating perfectly, functioning flawlessly, but with no heart, no soul.• A greater-spotted woodpecker zooms in on a telegraph pole on the lane.