flagpole
/ˈflæɡpəʊl/noun
उच्चारण फ़्लैग्पोल
ध्वज-दंड, झंडे का खंभा
Core word
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a tall pole on which a flag is hung
ध्वज-दंड, झंडे का खंभा
- The national flag was raised on the flagpole at the school.
- A tall flagpole stands in front of the building.
- The scouts stood around the flagpole at sunrise.
+ 3 more examples
- A rope was broken, so the flag would not climb the flagpole.
- Sunita climbed the steps to hoist the flag on the flagpole.
- The tallest flagpole in the city can be seen from miles away.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
flagpole (countable, one word)
Flagpole is written as one word and is countable: one flagpole, two flagpoles. A variant is flagstaff.
'Flagpole' एक ही शब्द में लिखा जाता है और countable है: one flagpole, two flagpoles। इसका दूसरा रूप 'flagstaff' है।
- There is a tall flagpole in the school ground.
- The two flagpoles stand on either side of the gate.
on / at / up the flagpole
Flags are on a flagpole, and people climb up or stand at the foot of it. The idiom run it up the flagpole means to test an idea.
झंडे flagpole 'पर' होते हैं; मुहावरा 'run it up the flagpole' किसी विचार को परखने के लिए आता है।
- The flag was stuck halfway up the flagpole.
- Let us run the idea up the flagpole and see who likes it.
verb + flagpole
Typical verbs are raise, lower, climb, paint and fix.
सामान्य क्रियाएँ raise, lower, climb, paint और fix हैं।
- The caretaker painted the flagpole white before Republic Day.
flagpole vs flagstaff vs mast
Flagpole is the general word for a pole holding a flag. Flagstaff is a slightly formal variant, and a mast is the pole on a ship.
'Flagpole' झंडे वाले खंभे का सामान्य शब्द है; 'flagstaff' थोड़ा औपचारिक रूप है और 'mast' जहाज़ का खंभा है।
- The ship's flag flew from the mast, not from a flagpole.
+Collocations 4
adjective + flagpole
tallwoodensteelslenderrusty
- A tall steel flagpole stood in front of the town hall.
verb + flagpole
climbfixpainterectlean against
- Workers erected a new flagpole in the stadium.
flagpole + preposition
on the flagpoleat the top of the flagpoleat the base of the flagpolearound the flagpole
- The students gathered around the flagpole for the morning assembly.
flagpole + verb
bendswaycreakstandgleam
- The flagpole swayed in the strong wind.
“More examples 6
- The tricolour fluttered from the top of the flagpole.
तिरंगा ध्वजदंड के शिखर पर लहरा रहा था।
- A bird built its nest at the top of the old flagpole.
एक पक्षी ने पुराने ध्वजदंड के शीर्ष पर अपना घोंसला बनाया।
- The rope broke, and the flag slid down the flagpole.
रस्सी टूट गई और झंडा ध्वजदंड से नीचे सरक आया।
- Radhika stood at attention beside the flagpole during the anthem.
राष्ट्रगान के दौरान राधिका ध्वजदंड के पास सावधान की मुद्रा में खड़ी रही।
- After the storm, the bent flagpole had to be replaced.
तूफ़ान के बाद टेढ़े हुए ध्वजदंड को बदलना पड़ा।
- The scouts climbed to the hilltop and planted a flagpole at the summit.
स्काउट पहाड़ी की चोटी पर चढ़े और शिखर पर ध्वजदंड गाड़ दिया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The flag was fixed in the flagpole.
✓ The flag was fixed to the flagpole.
A flag is attached to a pole, so use to, not in.
झंडा खंभे से जुड़ा होता है, इसलिए 'to' आता है, 'in' नहीं।
✗ Two flag pole stand at the entrance.
✓ Two flagpoles stand at the entrance.
Use the plural flagpoles after two.
Two के बाद plural 'flagpoles' आता है।