telephone pole
Noun
Meaning
telephone pole (plural telephone poles)
A utility pole that supports telephone lines
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When Rabbit first began to drive the road was full of old fogeys going too slow and now it seems nothing but kids in a hell of a hurry, pushing. Let 'em by, is his motto. Maybe they'll kill themselves on a telephone pole in the next mile. He hopes so.
If Aphrodite is angry, she might make you fall in love with a toy poodle, or a telephone pole.
A 65-foot-high ceiling, 20 feet taller than the Hollywood sign, 25 feet taller than a telephone pole and 46 feet taller than a full-grown giraffe.
After leaving the road, Ledman went down an embankment, rolled over twice, hit a telephone pole and then his vehicle caught fire.
Brace yourself, stop breathing as you squeeze the shutter button, and brace yourself against a telephone pole or wall if you can.
A seventeen-year-old drives his new car like a maniac, and his parents pay for the repairs when he wraps it round a telephone pole.