utility pole

English

Noun

A utility pole with transformers

utility pole (plural utility poles)

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.

Synonyms

Translations

tall cylinder

Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: 電線桿 (zh), 电线杆 (zh) (diànxiàngān), 電線杆子, 电线杆子 (diànxiàngānzi), 電杆 (zh), 电杆 (zh) (diàngān), 電桿 (zh), 电杆 (zh) (diàngǎn)
Esperanto: fosto (eo)
Finnish: sähkötolppa (fi), puhelinpylväs (fi)
French: pylône électrique m
German: Freileitungsmast m, Strommast (de) m
Gujarati: વીજથાંભલો (vījthā̃bhlo)

Italian: palo del telefono m, palo del telegrafo m
Japanese: 電柱 (ja) (でんちゅう, denchū), 鉄塔 (てっとう, tettō)
Korean: please add this translation if you can
Portuguese: poste (pt) m
Russian: опо́ра ЛЭП f (opóra LƐP)
Spanish: poste telefónico m
Tagalog: poste

See also

transmission tower

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