From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtelegraph poleˈtelegraph ˌpole noun [countable] British EnglishTCT a tall wooden pole for supporting telephone wires SYN telephone pole American English
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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. 