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flagstaff

noun flag·staff \-ˌstaf\

Definition of FLAGSTAFF

:  a staff on which a flag is hoisted
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First Known Use of FLAGSTAFF

circa 1613

Rhymes with FLAGSTAFF

agrafe, bar graph, behalf, carafe, chiffchaff, cowlstaff, digraph, distaff, Falstaff, Flagstaff, giraffe, half-staff, horselaugh, kenaf, line graph, mooncalf, paraph, pikestaff, riffraff, tipstaff

Flagstaff

geographical name Flag·staff \ˈflag-ˌstaf\

Definition of FLAGSTAFF

city N cen Arizona pop 65,870

Rhymes with FLAGSTAFF

agrafe, bar graph, behalf, carafe, chiffchaff, cowlstaff, digraph, distaff, Falstaff, flagstaff, giraffe, half-staff, horselaugh, kenaf, line graph, mooncalf, paraph, pikestaff, riffraff, tipstaff
FLAGSTAFF Defined for Kids

flagstaff

noun flag·staff \ˈflag-ˌstaf\
plural flag·staffs

Definition of FLAGSTAFF for Kids

:  flagpole

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