flagstick

/ˈflæɡˌstɪk/
noun
  1. The tall, thin pole with a flag on top that marks the hole on a golf green.
    • She aimed her putt directly at the flagstick.
    • The wind was so strong it bent the flagstick on the 18th hole.
    • He pulled the flagstick out of the hole before sinking his putt.
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