Meanings
nountelephone pole (plural telephone poles)
plural telephone poles
- A utility pole that supports telephone lines.
Synonyms: telegraph pole, telegraph post, utility pole
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA utility pole that supports telephone lines.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 電話線杆 /电话线杆
- 電話線杆 /电话线杆 (diànhuàxiàn gān)utility pole that supports telephone lines
Finnish puhelinpylväs
- puhelinpylväsutility pole that supports telephone lines
German Telefonmast
- Telefonmastutility pole that supports telephone lines
Italian palo del telefono
- palo del telefonoutility pole that supports telephone lines
Japanese 電信柱
- 電信柱 (denshinbashira)utility pole that supports telephone lines
Russian телефо́нный столб
- телефо́нный столб (telefónnyj stolb)utility pole that supports telephone lines
Swedish telefonstolpe
- telefonstolpeutility pole that supports telephone lines
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APA
telephone pole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telephone%20pole
MLA
“telephone pole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telephone%20pole. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “telephone pole,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telephone%20pole.
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