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Flagpole vs Jackstaff - What's the difference?

flagpole | jackstaff |

As nouns the difference between flagpole and jackstaff

is that flagpole is a tall pole up which one or more flags may be raised and flown while jackstaff is (nautical) a short spar, at the bows of a ship, that serves as a flagpole to fly a flag (a jack ).

flagpole

English

Alternative forms

* flag pole

Noun

  • A tall pole up which one or more flags may be raised and flown.

    • Synonyms

    * flagstaff

    Derived terms

    * run something up the flagpole

    jackstaff

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia jackstaff) (en noun)
  • (nautical) A short spar, at the bows of a ship, that serves as a flagpole to fly a flag (a jack )