utility pole
noun
: a tall wooden pole that is used to support telephone wires, electrical wires, etc.
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Two incidents in January involved reversing errors, including backing into a wooden utility pole and hitting a curb while parking.
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026
One person is dead and another is seriously injured following a crash on Sunday in Greenwich where police said a driver was allegedly going about double the speed limit and had blown through a red light before crashing into a utility pole.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2026
The car then struck a utility pole before stopping at the base of a large tree.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
Authorities say the car ran off the road, hit a utility pole, and then came to rest against a large tree.
—Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026
One person is dead and another is seriously injured following a crash on Sunday in Greenwich where police said a driver was allegedly going about double the speed limit and had blown through a red light before crashing into a utility pole.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2026
The car then struck a utility pole before stopping at the base of a large tree.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
Authorities say the car ran off the road, hit a utility pole, and then came to rest against a large tree.
—Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Utility pole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/utility%20pole. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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