telegraph post

Etymology
From their original purpose of carrying telegraph lines, first used around 1843 by William Fothergill Cooke.

Noun

 * 1) A pole, usually wooden, that carries telephone lines above a street.

Translations

 * Arabic: عَمُود البَرِيد
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 電線桿
 * Finnish:
 * French: poteau télégraphique
 * German: Telegraphenmast, Leitungsmast
 * Italian: palo del telegrafo
 * Japanese:
 * Russian: телегра́фный столб
 * Volapük: telegrafastafäd