Flagstaff

/ˈflægstæf/ noun

A tall pole or staff used to hold and display a flag.

Compound word from 'flag' (Middle English, possibly from Scandinavian 'flakka' meaning to flutter) and 'staff' (Old English 'stæf' meaning stick or pole). The combination literally describes the stick that holds a flag.

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