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It's such an advantage to be able to hit short irons low on command. When it's windy, you'll hit more greens. But low shots are a great strategy in calm conditions, too: The less time the ball hangs in the air, the less time it has to stray off line from the flagstick.
Keegan Bradley

Meaning of "flagstick" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FLAGSTICK

flagstick  [ˈflæɡˌstɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLAGSTICK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Flagstick is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FLAGSTICK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of flagstick in the English dictionary

The definition of flagstick in the dictionary is in golf, a pole with a flag at the top, used to indicate the position of a hole.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FLAGSTICK


broomstick
ˈbruːmˌstɪk
candlestick
ˈkændəlˌstɪk
chapstick
ˈtʃæpˌstɪk
crabstick
ˈkræbˌstɪk
dipstick
ˈdɪpˌstɪk
drumstick
ˈdrʌmˌstɪk
fiddlestick
ˈfɪdəlˌstɪk
glowstick
ˈɡləʊˌstɪk
hexastich
ˈhɛksəˌstɪk
joystick
ˈdʒɔɪˌstɪk
lipstick
ˈlɪpˌstɪk
matchstick
ˈmætʃˌstɪk
maulstick
ˈmɔːlˌstɪk
needlestick
ˈniːdəlˌstɪk
nightstick
ˈnaɪtˌstɪk
pigstick
ˈpɪɡˌstɪk
slapstick
ˈslæpˌstɪk
taperstick
ˈteɪpərˌstɪk
tetrastich
ˈtɛtrəˌstɪk
yardstick
ˈjɑːdˌstɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLAGSTICK

flagitious
flagitiously
flagitiousness
flagless
flagman
flagmen
flagon
flagpole
flagrance
flagrancy
flagrant
flagrante delicto
flagrantly
flagrantness
flags
flagship
Flagstad
flagstaff
flagstaves
flagstone

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLAGSTICK

bestick
big stick
breadstick
carrot and stick
chicken drumstick
cinnamon stick
control stick
gear stick
hockey stick
incense stick
lacrosse stick
night stick
nonstick
rainstick
stick
swizzle stick
tick
unstick
walking stick
white stick
wrong end of the stick

Synonyms and antonyms of flagstick in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «flagstick» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLAGSTICK

Find out the translation of flagstick to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of flagstick from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «flagstick» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

旗杆
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

asta-bandera
570 millions of speakers

English

flagstick
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फ्लैगस्टिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

flagstick
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

флагшток
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

flagstick
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

flagstick
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

drapeau
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tiang bendera
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Flaggenstock
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

flagstick
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

말뚝
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gantungan kunci
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

flagstick
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

flagstick
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ध्वजचिन्ह
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gönder
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

flagstick
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

flagstick
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

флагшток
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

flagstick
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

flagstick
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

flagstick
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

flaggstången
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

flaggstangen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of flagstick

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLAGSTICK»

The term «flagstick» is normally little used and occupies the 117.567 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLAGSTICK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about flagstick

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QUOTES WITH «FLAGSTICK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word flagstick.
1
Keegan Bradley
It's such an advantage to be able to hit short irons low on command. When it's windy, you'll hit more greens. But low shots are a great strategy in calm conditions, too: The less time the ball hangs in the air, the less time it has to stray off line from the flagstick.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLAGSTICK»

Discover the use of flagstick in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flagstick and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Flagstick: An Alan Saxon Mystery
A funeral in the family forces Alan Saxon to go home after a gap of many years to confront the father he hates.
Keith Miles, 2012
2
Play Your Golf by the Rules 2012 -2015
incurs a Penalty. The exception is when the flagstick is attended, removed or held up without the player's authority or prior knowledge, the player is not Penalized. However, the player or the player whose caddie was attending the flagstick ...
3
The Rules of Golf in Plain English, Third Edition
17.1 FLAGsTIcK ATTENDED, HELD uP, 0R REMovED (A) “Authorized Attendance” Defined. If the flag(B) (C) stick is attended, held up, or removed by anyone before your stroke with your knowledge and you don't object, you're considered to ...
Jeffrey S. Kuhn, Bryan A. Garner, 2012
4
Every Shot I Take
In match play, one thing you can do that will always get your op- ponent thinking is to take out the flagstick when you're chipping. Not that that's a reason to do it, but your opponent surely knows, as my father always said, "If you think you can ...
Davis Love, 1997
5
Cindy Reid's Ultimate Guide to Golf for Women
hole before the player putts. There have been many instances where a flagstick has gotten stuck in the hole, and the person attending the pin was unable to pull it out in time. This happened to Arnold Palmer during a Shell's Wonderful World of ...
Cindy Reid, 2003
6
Ready, Steady, Golf!
Rule 17: The Flagstick The hole is your target and not the flag above it! Before you begin your putt, always take the flagstick out of the hole and lay it to the side. If you putt and hit the flagstick, you will receive two penalty strokes or will lose the  ...
Greg Cullen, Karin Windorfer, 2005
7
Flagstick Books Edition of The Greatest Game of All: My Life ...
Recounts Nicklaus' career in golf with emphasis on the major championships which he has won. Also includes a special section of illustrated instructions.
Jack Nicklaus, Herbert Warren Wind, 1969
8
With God on the Golf Course
Flagstick. “We learn so many things from golf—how to suffer, for instance.” —B RUCE LANSKY On the back nine of the Dinosaur Trail Golf and Country Club in Drumheller, Alberta, is one of the most irritating par fours on earth.Although it is ...
Phil Callaway, 2002
9
Fishing Vessel Safety:: Blueprint for a National Program
An anchor is attached, followed by the buoyline and flagstick. The gear setting can be dangerous. Hooks are leaving the tub at the rate of approximately one per second, or faster. A crewman hooked during this process may be dragged ...
Committee on Fishing Vessel Safety, National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, 1991
10
Daniel: A Novel of Discovery
watched it miss the flagstick by inches, and Katya's quick—moving feet and gradually pick up speed as it found its way down the slope towards the pond. It stopped before the pond and before Alan had emerged from the deep bunker so he ...
John Osborn, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLAGSTICK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term flagstick is used in the context of the following news items.
1
At the British Open, Where the Path to a Grand Slam Has Been Lost
Trevino's fast-moving chip had clunked into the flagstick and disappeared for a par. Jacklin had a 15-foot putt for a birdie and the lead. «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
Justin Sanchez, Angela Masseria and Ryan O'Neil take titles in Jody …
Sanchez lofted a wedge at the flagstick on 15 and went 1-up followed by a chip-in birdie at the 16th to go dormie. When they halved the 17th ... «SILive.com, Jul 15»
3
Menon, Walton Hold Leads at PGA Junior Series Event
Walton's round today included a shot on the par 4, 15th hole which hit off the flagstick and led to one of her two birdies on the day. “Today, my ... «iBerkshires.com, Jul 15»
4
Teeing it up for July 8
His approach shot on the final hole hit the flagstick and stopped 4 inches from the cup. Triplett had a bogey-free 68, but he missed a 20-foot ... «Buffalo News, Jul 15»
5
Woods fires his best round of season at Greenbrier Classic
That allowed Eldrick to be aggressive -- he would start on the back nine and his tee shot on 15 is right at the flagstick and ends up just a couple ... «CCTV, Jul 15»
6
Interview: Ken Brown, the elusive butterfly of golf
... more than ever like a flagstick playing truant, Ken Brown yesterday turned in 34… ” He loves this and thinks he might borrow it for TV, the next ... «Scotsman, Jul 15»
7
Bubba Double
Spieth then made a rookie mistake, leaving his approach below the flagstick on No. 9 and watching it roll back into the fairway, setting up ... «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»
8
Sullivan: Carli Lloyd is tournament tough
The scene on the field, with a beaming, smiling Lloyd sprinting to the corner and karate kicking the flagstick before falling into a pile of jubilant ... «NorthJersey.com, Jun 15»
9
US reaches Women's World Cup semifinals with 1-0 win over China
... watched it hit the back of the net. Off she went to the corner, karate-kicking the flagstick to add an emphatic flourish to an emphatic showing. «Yahoo Sports, Jun 15»
10
Volunteer steps up to carry Bernhard Langer's bag at U.S. Senior …
It's better than sitting on the side of the green holding the flagstick.” Siravo is a Del Paso Country Club member, a former assistant pro at the ... «Sacramento Bee, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Flagstick [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/flagstick>. Apr 2024 ».
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