flagstick

flag·stick

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [flag-stik]
- /ˈflægˌstɪk/
- /flˈaɡstɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [flag-stik]
- /ˈflægˌstɪk/

Definitions of flagstick word

noun flagstick pin (def 13). 1
noun flagstick (golf) The pole which marks the location of a hole. 1
noun flagstick in golf, a pole with a flag at the top, used to indicate the position of a hole 0
noun flagstick pin (sense 10) 0

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Origin of flagstick

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30; flag1 + stick1

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Parts of speech for Flagstick

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Flagstick

flagstick popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

flagstick usage trend in Literature

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