flagpole

n.

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

idiom:

run (something) up the flagpole Slang.

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

A pole on which a flag, banner, or emblem may be raised and displayed.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: surveying instrument consisting of a straight rod painted in bands of alternate red and white each one foot wide; used for sightings by surveyors
  Synonyms: range pole, ranging pole

Meaning #2: a tall staff or pole on which a flag is raised
  Synonym: flagstaff

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - flagstang, flagspil

Nederlands (Dutch)
vlaggenstok

Français (French)
n. - mât, hampe d'un drapeau

Deutsch (German)
n. - Fahnenmast

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ιστός σημαίας

Italiano (Italian)
asta della bandiera

Português (Portuguese)
n. - mastro (m) de bandeira

Русский (Russian)
флагшток

Español (Spanish)
n. - palo de la bandera, asta o mástil de la bandera

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - flaggstång

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
旗竿

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 旗竿

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 깃대

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 旗竿, 旗ざお

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ساريه العلم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מוט הדגל‬

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