flagstaff

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Even their conversations are the stuff of legend; see Toklas calling Beach “flagstaff”, a chummy reference to the latter’s dedication to flying the flag of American literature.

From The Guardian

Until recently, the capital even boasted the world’s tallest flagstaff.

From The Guardian

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.

From New York Times

None of the KKK demonstrators were wearing the traditional KKK robes, and one of the counterprotesters was stabbed with the decorative end of a flagstaff, according to CNN.

From Time

As an ugly, unhappy election grinds to a close, those flagstaffs suggest that Americans have not lost all faith in their democracy.

From Economist