utility pole

noun

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

Example Sentences

Sidewalks that are crumbling, pothole-filled or otherwise obstructed—with utility poles, for example—force wheelchair users into the street for a dangerous ride.

From Time

Streets were flooded, utility poles leaned precipitously, and entire buildings sat in piles of rubble, felled by 150 mile per hour winds.

From Quartz

Video posted to social media showed images of airborne debris showering the state’s capital and downed utility poles along a wrecked section of West Street, a downtown artery.

From Washington Post

For one thing, power-line circuit breakers—which cut off electricity if, say, a tree knocks down a utility pole—weren’t designed to operate with only a single battery pumping power through their lines.

From Time

The reptiles are infamous for having wiped out almost all of the native forest birds on Guam and frequently cause power outages by clambering up utility poles.

From Science News

The right side was wedged against the utility pole, which was leaning at a crazy angle.

From Project Gutenberg

The truck at once swerved off the road, steering around a utility pole.

From Project Gutenberg