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[ flag-staf, -stahf ] / ˈflægˌstæf, -ˌstɑf / SEE SYNONYMS FOR flagstaff ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural flag·staves, flag·staffs.Origin of flagstaffFirst recorded in 1605–15; flag1 + staff1 Words nearby flagstaffflags, flag seat, flagship, flag smut, Flagstad, flagstaff, flag station, flagstick, flagstone, flag up, flag-waver Definition for flagstaff (2 of 2)[ flag-staf, -stahf ] / ˈflægˌstæf, -ˌstɑf /
nouna city in central Arizona. About 6,900 feet (2,100 meters) high. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for flagstaffI could see a thunderhead boiling up above Flagstaff, Arizona, 350 miles to the west. Sky Wars: Richard Branson’s Rival in the Great Space Race|Tom Sykes|October 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST In 2010, in what it says was the first such effort by a U.S. utility, APS placed panels on 125 homes in Flagstaff—for no charge. Panel Discussion|The Daily Beast|September 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST The Flagstaff fire, though a trifling 300 acres, threatened Boulder and activated a top-level fire team. Colorado Blazes Remind Us That National Policy on Fire Needs a Fix|Stephen J. Pyne|June 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST We buried him near the flagstaff and put up a board bearing the inscription "Jack." Canadian Wilds|Martin Hunter
Then his eyes suddenly fell on the flagstaff astern and he let out a yell of delight. The Pirates of Shan|Harold Leland Goodwin In the midst of this battle, a British cannon ball cut Fort Moultrie's flagstaff in two, and brought down the flag. The Story of the Thirteen Colonies|H. A. (Hlne Adeline) Guerber Then the American colors were run up the flagstaff in front of the Hall, and the guns of the fort responded to the signal. International Weekly Miscellany Vol. I. No. 3, July 15, 1850|Various She cried a little, and put by her dress, and to soothe herself went out to sit for a while on the summit of the Flagstaff Rock. Dracula's Guest|Bram Stoker
Words related to flagstaffleg, rod, beam, mast, stick, flagpole, shaft, extremity, stake, stave, standard, terminus, pile, stud, spar, plank, staff, stilt |