Phrase guide

utility pole

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A tall cylinder, often made from the trunk of a tree, usually topped by a cross beam, used by a public utility to carry wire, cable or conduit through the air, for the transportation of electricity, cable television, telephone or similar services.

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Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عَمُود كَهْرَباء (ʕamūd kahrabāʔ) — tall cylinder
  • Bulgarian: електрически стълб (električeski stǎlb) — tall cylinder
  • Chinese: 電柱 /电柱 (tiān-thiāu) — tall cylinder
  • Chinese: 電燈柱 /电灯柱 (tiān-teng-thiāu) — tall cylinder
  • Chinese: 電柱仔 /电柱仔 (tiān-thiāu-á) — tall cylinder
  • Chinese: 電火柱 /电火柱 (zh-min-nan) — tall cylinder
  • Chinese Mandarin: 電線杆 /电线杆 (diànxiàngān) — tall cylinder
  • Chinese Mandarin: 電線桿 /电线杆 (diànxiàngǎn) — tall cylinder
  • Chinese Mandarin: 電線杆子 /电线杆子 (diànxiàngānzi) — tall cylinder
  • Chinese Mandarin: 電杆 (diàngān) — tall cylinder
  • Chinese Mandarin: 電桿 /电杆 (diàngǎn) — tall cylinder
  • Danish: telefonmast — tall cylinder
  • Danish: telefonpæl — tall cylinder
  • Esperanto: fosto — tall cylinder
  • Finnish: sähköpylväs — tall cylinder
  • Finnish: puhelinpylväs — tall cylinder
  • Finnish: sähkötolppa — tall cylinder
  • French: poteau électrique — tall cylinder
  • German: Freileitungsmast — tall cylinder
  • German: Strommast — tall cylinder
  • Gujarati: વીજથાંભલો (vījthā̃bhlo) — tall cylinder
  • Indonesian: tiang utilitas — tall cylinder
  • Indonesian: tiang listrik — tall cylinder
  • Italian: palo del telefono — tall cylinder
  • Italian: palo del telegrafo — tall cylinder
  • Japanese: 電柱 (denchū) — tall cylinder
  • Japanese: 鉄塔 (tettō) — tall cylinder
  • Korean: 전봇(電報)대 (jeonbotdae) — tall cylinder
  • Malay: tiang utiliti — tall cylinder
  • Māori: pou hiko — tall cylinder
  • Polish: słup telefoniczny — tall cylinder
  • Portuguese: poste — tall cylinder
  • Russian: электрический столб (električeskij stolb) — tall cylinder
  • Russian: телеграфный столб (telegrafnyj stolb) — tall cylinder
  • Spanish: poste telefónico — tall cylinder
  • Swedish: stolpe — tall cylinder
  • Tagalog: poste — tall cylinder
  • Ukrainian: електричний стовп (elektryčnyj stovp) — tall cylinder
  • Vietnamese: cột điện — tall cylinder