flagpole
Tall standard holder
A flagpole is a tall pole from which a flag is flown.
The term appears in the idiom run it up the flagpole, meaning to test an idea by presenting it to others for reaction: Let's run this proposal up the flagpole and see what happens.
Also spelled flag pole.
Displayed strip with message
- ensignFlag or junior officer
- pennantTapering nautical flag
- standardLevel of quality accepted
- colorsVisual spectrum variations
jack · pennon · tricolour · banderol · streamer · bunting · halyard · flying
Vessel's sail support
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
- postVertical structural beam
- pillarUpright architectural support
- columnVertical structural element
staff · stanchion · upright · vertical · base · finial · topper · truck
Lifting or nurturing
- saluteGestural sign of honor
- pledgeBinding promise given
- anthemOfficial song of praise
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
guard · reveille · retreat · taps · dedication · memorial · commemoration · veteran
Structure honoring someone remembered
- plazaPublic open square
- squareRhombus with right angles
- civicPertaining to community affairs
- municipalOf city government
courthouse · capitol · embassy · school · entrance · gateway · prominent · visible
Conical air-direction indicator
- vaneWind direction indicator
- weathercockWind direction indicator
- windAir current outdoors
- directionWay something faces
tell-tale · visibility · conditions · gusts · breeze · flapping · flutter · taut
Devotion to one's homeland
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- countrySovereign state or territory
- anthemOfficial song of praise
unity · citizenship · loyalty · homeland · independence · national · civic · pride
banner
Displayed strip with message
colors · jack · pennon · tricolour · banderol · streamer · bunting · halyard · flying · hoisting
mast
Vessel's sail support
column · staff · stanchion · upright · vertical · base · finial · topper · truck · cleat
raising
Lifting or nurturing
honor · guard · reveille · retreat · taps · dedication · memorial · commemoration · veteran · military
monument
Structure honoring someone remembered
municipal · courthouse · capitol · embassy · school · entrance · gateway · prominent · visible · central
windsock
Conical air-direction indicator
- vaneWind direction indicator
- weathercockWind direction indicator
- windAir current outdoors
direction · tell-tale · visibility · conditions · gusts · breeze · flapping · flutter · taut · limp
patriotism
Devotion to one's homeland
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- countrySovereign state or territory
anthem · unity · citizenship · loyalty · homeland · independence · national · civic · pride · heritage
endurance
Sustained effort capacity
platform · contest · marathon · feat · daredevil · spectacle · publicity
- camp facilitiescabins, tent, bunkhouse, shelter, dining hall
- campus featureslibrary, libraries, dorm, dorms, dormitory
- city hallcity hall, town hall, mayor's office, council chamber, council chambers
- civic landmarkscapitol, city gate, civic center, clock tower, courthouse
- rodsrod, dowel, steel rod, glass rod, curtain rod
- town featurestown square, street, town center, road, market
flagpolefoundation
Underlying support structure
groundwork · railroad tie · floor joist · culvert · basement
flagpoletent stake
Metal pin securing shelters
tent peg · anchor · mooring post · piton · fence post
- flagpole sittingEndurance stunt on high
- run something up the flagpoleTest idea's reception
- running something up the flagpoleProposing to gauge response