utility pole
noun
: a tall wooden pole that is used to support telephone wires, electrical wires, etc.
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The vehicle then sideswiped a Ford Focus, sending the vehicle into a utility pole.
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Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
The dramatic incident unfolded Tuesday afternoon when the heavy-duty truck drifted across the road, hit a utility pole and rolled across several front lawns before finally barreling into the two-story home with the owner inside, Fox 29 reported.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025
Dashcam footage obtained by multiple outlets shows the dump truck veering into the oncoming lane of traffic and smashing through a utility pole, before running through multiple lawns and then crashing into the home.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 21 May 2025
And a 22-year-old man was attempting to put out a mulch fire when he was electrocuted near a utility pole, police in Centre County said in a news release.
—Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
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Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
The dramatic incident unfolded Tuesday afternoon when the heavy-duty truck drifted across the road, hit a utility pole and rolled across several front lawns before finally barreling into the two-story home with the owner inside, Fox 29 reported.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025
Dashcam footage obtained by multiple outlets shows the dump truck veering into the oncoming lane of traffic and smashing through a utility pole, before running through multiple lawns and then crashing into the home.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 21 May 2025
And a 22-year-old man was attempting to put out a mulch fire when he was electrocuted near a utility pole, police in Centre County said in a news release.
—Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Utility pole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/utility%20pole. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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