flag-staff
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.46 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative form of flagstaff.
Example Sentences
- "At the west is a square tower, of graceless proportions, surmounted by a mean wooden turret and two flag-staves."
- "When the Flag is at half-staff, in the case of a cylindrical iron flag-staff, the middle of the hoist is about half-way between the top of the staff and the band to which the top of the guy anchors are fastened."
- "Near this cavern there was a hut for absolute magnetic observations, and on a small hill above, on which was a flag-staff, were the meteorological instruments."
- "Just outside the outer gateway posts are inserted in the ground wherewith to support the tall flag-staffs used at festivals, and sometimes other smaller ones for the cords on which lanterns are hung during illuminations."