utility pole

noun

1. one of a series of large, upright poles used to support telephone wires, electric cables, or the like.

Example Sentences

The car probably soared more than 130 feet before it collided with a utility pole and the building, Russo said.

From Los Angeles Times

The crash at about 8 p.m. on April 18 had severed a utility pole.

From Seattle Times

Whenever something went wrong — like the time he hurt himself jumping off a neighbor’s porch, or crashing her car into a utility pole as he tried to teach himself to drive a stick shift — he’d run straight to her.

From Seattle Times

After a utility pole fell and ignited a wildfire, Frank King and his family raced to escape as electrical transformers exploded around their homes near Oregon’s coast.

From New York Times

One person was killed and two others were injured after a 14-year-old driver lost control of a speeding car and slammed into a utility pole in Encino early Tuesday morning, Los Angeles police said.

From Los Angeles Times