Flagstaff
['flæɡstæf]
Definition
(noun.) a town in north central Arizona; site of an important observatory.
Edited by Alison--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A staff on which a flag is hoisted.
Checked by Elaine
Examples
- To lay down on the rocks, a stick, or any straight thing to guide my hand, exactly in the line of the beacon and the flagstaff. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- That's a real flagstaff, you see, said Wemmick, and on Sundays I run up a real flag. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- With Betteredge's help, I soon stood in the right position to see the Beacon and the Coast-guard flagstaff in a line together. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- To walk out on the South Spit, until I get the South Spit Beacon, and the flagstaff at the Coast-guard station above Cobb's Hole in a line together. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
Editor: Whitney