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flagstaff

noun
flag·​staff | \ ˈflag-ËŒstaf How to pronounce flagstaff (audio) \

Definition of flagstaff

 (Entry 1 of 2)

: a staff on which a flag is hoisted

Flagstaff

geographical name
Flag·​staff | \ ˈflag-ËŒstaf How to pronounce Flagstaff (audio) \

Definition of Flagstaff (Entry 2 of 2)

city on the Coconino Plateau in north central Arizona population 65,870

Examples of flagstaff in a Sentence

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The San Diego Union Today is Flag Day and Old Glory may be seen waving proudly from America’s flagstaffs from sea to shining sea. San Diego Union-Tribune, "From the Archives: Flag Day," 14 June 2019 On Saturday, his family, friends and former staffers are gathering around as an 80-foot liberty flagstaff in the museum courtyard is dedicated in his honor. Diane Bell, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Pass the cream and the cannabis coffee, please ...," 9 June 2017 The monument at the base of the flagstaff was designed by Thomas Hastings, whose firm designed the New York Public Library at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street. James Barron, New York Times, "Its Flagstaff Light Aglow Again, a Park Is Ready for Memorial Day," 24 May 2017

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First Known Use of flagstaff

Noun

circa 1613, in the meaning defined above

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flagstaff

noun
flag·​staff | \ ˈflag-ËŒstaf How to pronounce flagstaff (audio) \
plural flagstaffs

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