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utility poles

utility poles is the plural of utility pole.

Meaning of utility pole

Noun

utility pole (plural utility poles)

  1. A tall cylinder, often made from the trunk of a tree, usually topped by a cross beam, used by a public utility to carry wire, cable or conduit through the air, for the transportation of electricity, cable television, telephone or similar services.
    • A utility pole shone yellow like a sick bruise high up over them.2023, Brandon Taylor, The Late Americans, Jonathan Cape, page 34

Questions about utility poles

What is utility poles the plural of?
Utility poles is the plural of utility pole.

Words near utility poles in the dictionary

  1. utility pigeon
  2. utility pigeons
  3. utility player
  4. utility players
  5. utility pole
  6. utility poles
  7. utility program
  8. utility programme
  9. utility programmes
  10. utility programs
  11. utility room

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