One choice is stake.
post?
'Mail' 'Pole' 'Send'
Flag pole is a compound word that means a post on which a flag is hung.
wood is another word for lumber
Timber is another word used for wood it is not a type of wood.
Another word for a survey - poll Another word for a long cylinder - pole Poll and pole are homophones.
south hemisphere
The pole is a flag holder. Mast is another word for flag holder.
post-mortem, post-obit, post-obituary
Mast.
pole
Flagpole - Flag and pole.