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flagstaffs

flagstaffs is the plural of flagstaff.

Meaning of flagstaff

Noun

flagstaff (plural flagstaffs or flagstaves)

  1. A pole on which a flag is raised.
    • Snowball had found in the harness-room an old green tablecloth of Mrs. Jones's and had painted on it a hoof and a horn in white. This was run up the flagstaff in the farmhouse garden every Sunday morning.1945, George Orwell, chapter 3, in Animal Farm
    Synonyms:
    flagpole

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Questions about flagstaffs

What is flagstaffs the plural of?
Flagstaffs is the plural of flagstaff.

Words near flagstaffs in the dictionary

  1. Flagstad
  2. flagstaff
  3. Flagstaff County
  4. Flagstaff Gully
  5. flagstaffite
  6. flagstaffs
  7. flagstand
  8. flagstands
  9. flagstaves
  10. flagstick
  11. flagsticks

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