English Explanatory Dictionary

Stobie pole

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A pole for supporting power lines, consisting of a tapered slab of concrete bracketed by steel joists.
noun
  1. Alternative form of Stobie pole.

Word forms

Stobie pole Stobie poles

Etymology

From Stobie (“surname”) + pole, after the inventor, James Cyril Stobie.

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