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flagstaff

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flag·staff  (flgstf)
n.
See flagpole.
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Noun1.Flagstaff - a town in north central Arizona; site of an important observatory
Arizona, Grand Canyon State, AZ - a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon
2.flagstaff - a tall staff or pole on which a flag is raised
flagpole
staff - a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose; "he walked with the help of a wooden staff"


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On the Pratzen Heights, where he had fallen with the flagstaff in his hand, lay Prince Andrew Bolkonski bleeding profusely and unconsciously uttering a gentle, piteous, and childlike moan.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
To walk out on the South Spit, until I get the South Spit Beacon, and the flagstaff at the Coast-guard station above Cobb's Hole in a line together.
The Moonstone by Collins, Wilkie View in context
"That's a real flagstaff, you see," said Wemmick, "and on Sundays I run up a real flag.
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