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"The company has denied claims from a witness that a line hanging down from the vehicle hit a telegraph pole about two fields away from its landing." Tele

"The company has denied claims from a witness that a line hanging down from the vehicle hit a telegraph pole about two fields away from its landing." Telegraph pole? Is that a British colloquialism or do they still have telegraph poles over there? Or was that how they knew the witness was lying?

jameshart 10y ago
British term for a wooden pole that has wires at the top, regardless of what the wires are actually for.
a3n 10y ago
"Telegraph pole" in an article about an airship was pleasantly quaint.