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Flag·staff
(flăg′stăf′) A city of north-central Arizona east-northeast of Phoenix. Founded in 1876, it grew as a lumbering center and is the site of Lowell Observatory (established 1894).
flag·staff
(flăg′stăf′)n.
See flagpole.
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flag•pole
(ˈflægˌpoʊl)n.
Also called flagstaff. a staff or pole on which a flag is or can be displayed.
Idioms: run (something) up the flagpole, to announce as a test to gauge reactions.
[1880–85]
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Noun | 1. | Flagstaff - a town in north central Arizona; site of an important observatory |
2. | flagstaff - a tall staff or pole on which a flag is raised staff - a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose; "he walked with the help of a wooden staff" |
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