Definition

1. Noun:
   • A tall wooden or metal pole used to support telephone or telegraph wires: A "telegraph pole" is a long, vertical post installed along roads or railways to carry overhead cables for communication, historically for telegraph systems and later for telephone lines.

Usage

• The term is used to describe the physical infrastructure of wired communication networks.
• It is often seen in historical or descriptive contexts about landscapes, infrastructure, or early communication technology.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The old telegraph pole stood crookedly at the edge of the field.
  • Workers replaced the rotten telegraph poles along the country lane.
  • Birds often perch on the wires strung between telegraph poles.

Advanced Usage

• "like a row of telegraph poles": Used in similes to describe things that are tall, straight, and evenly spaced.
  • The new skyscrapers were lined up like a row of telegraph poles.

Variants and Related Words

• Utility pole (n): A more modern and general term for a pole carrying various utility wires, including electricity, telephone, and cable television.
  • The city is replacing old wooden utility poles with composite ones.
• Telephone pole (n): A common synonym, especially in American English, emphasizing telephone wires.
  • He backed his car into the telephone pole.
• Power pole (n): Specifically refers to a pole supporting electrical power lines.
  • The storm knocked down several power poles.

Synonyms

• Telephone pole: A direct synonym.
• Utility pole: A broader, more modern synonym.
• Post: A more general term for a long, sturdy piece of timber or metal fixed upright.

Related Phrases

• Pole-mounted transformer: A transformer attached to a utility pole.
  • The humming sound came from the pole-mounted transformer.

Noun

1. tall pole supporting telephone wires