flagmast

plural flagmasts · alternative flag mast · alternative flag-mast

1. rareA mast or pole upon which one or more flags may be flown.

   Red Cross talks were made in every theater and Red Cross flags were displayed from flagmasts throughout the city.

   1919, Tulsa County in the World War, page 186

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   On buildings, however, the flagmast may either be placed in an upright position on the roof or else fixed at an angle on the front of the building or from a balcony.

   1958, Preben Kanni, A Handbook of Flags, page 195

   Before too long, he had found the sort of place he wanted, a district where tall elegantly proportioned palaces lined the street, their flagmasts flying long admiral's pennants.

   2014, Charles Morgan, Grand Conception, page 182

   Synonyms: flagpole, flagstaff