Noun
The portion of a mast above the crossbar that holds the sail, which sometimes support a flag or topsail.
The top of a flagpole.
(more generally) The top of any pole.
The front portion of the pole that attaches a coach or wagon to the team of horses that pulls it.
A housing for wires that is attached to the top of a telephone pole or similar pole carrying power lines.
An emblem, usually made of metal, that tops a pole which is carried by the steward or secretary of a rural British club or friendly society.
(dialect) A tadpole.
Source: en.wiktionary.org