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flagstaff

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for flagstaff.

Editorial note

The train from LA to Flagstaff hits 70+mph at times, though the average is around 50mph once you factor in stops and waiting for freight to pass.

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Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A pole on which a flag is raised.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of flagstaff gathered in one view.

noun

A pole on which a flag is raised.

noun

A city, the county seat of Coconino County, Arizona, United States.

noun

A town in Victoria, Australia.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for flagstaff.

noun

A pole on which a flag is raised.

noun

A city, the county seat of Coconino County, Arizona, United States.

noun

A town in Victoria, Australia.

Example sentences

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The train from LA to Flagstaff hits 70+mph at times, though the average is around 50mph once you factor in stops and waiting for freight to pass.

2

In Flagstaff there can be entire days below freezing and the nights can easily reach single digits F.

3

If you look north of Flagstaff in Arizona, there aren't many places to stop.

4

And don't forget the flagstaff so HGV drivers have a chance of seeing you.

5

This article kind of implies it: > The victim was rushed to Flagstaff Medical Center, showing severe symptoms, and died the same day.

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Even on the 2015 map, northern Arizona above Flagstaff remains empty.

7

If you wanted me to drive you from Flagstaff to Sedona[0] in a Mazda Miata, I'd do it happily, over and over.

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My brother lives about 10 miles outside Flagstaff Arizona.

9

Like, shockingly so: you can be as close as fifty miles from, say Philly or Flagstaff and have zero fiber, zero cell coverage, just nothing.

10

I've driven from Flagstaff to Moab 4-5 times, which is a lot of someone that has only lived on the east coast and recently the midwest, and it's never involved New Mexico.

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Roads like the california 1 coastal highway, and the 89A from flagstaff to Sedona, sure people are going to want to drive those and while it may make it marginally more dangerous, it would be hard to make a case for mandatory computer control under good road conditions.

Quote examples

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There have been reports of "road rage" like instances such as an elderly woman in Flagstaff AZ being assaulted for driving a Tesla.

2

Native Arizonans (white and "Native" natives) from places like Wilcox, Safford, Show Low/Lakeside/Snowflake, Flagstaff, and Tuba City are pretty normal people who have lived a mostly rural life.

Proper noun examples

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Yeah, my brother lives outside Flagstaff, which has strict light pollution laws and is at 7000 ft.

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Flagstaff has anti-light pollution laws due to the observatory there, so all the lighting in town is shielded and directed all downward.

3

I take a train every year or so, from Los Angeles to Flagstaff, where my brother lives.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use flagstaff in a sentence?

The train from LA to Flagstaff hits 70+mph at times, though the average is around 50mph once you factor in stops and waiting for freight to pass.

What does flagstaff mean?

A pole on which a flag is raised.

What part of speech is flagstaff?

flagstaff is commonly used as noun.