flagpole

noun
/ˈflæɡˌpoʊl/CA

Etymology

From flag + pole.

  1. derived from *peh₂ǵ-
  2. derived from *pākslos
  3. derived from *paxlos
  4. derived from pālus
  5. inherited from *pāl
  6. inherited from pāl
  7. inherited from pole
  8. compounded as flagpole — “flag + pole

Definitions

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

  2. To exit a country momentarily and reenter, usually in order to satisfy immigration…

    To exit a country momentarily and reenter, usually in order to satisfy immigration requirements.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at flagpole. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at flagpole. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at flagpole

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA