flagstaff

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).

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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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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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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Translations

FahnenmastFahnenstange

mât

antenna

flagstaff

[ˈflægstɑːf] N → asta f de bandera

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flagstaff

[ˈflægstɑːf] n → mât m

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