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#16438. maryfrances
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What is the ball at the top of a flagpole called?
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Senior Moments
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Senior Moments says: On top of a flag pole is the flagpole truck and finial. A flagpole truck is a set of bearings that swings around with the flag and keeps it from wraping around the pole and the finial, which is normally a ball, sits on top. Tue Feb 05 20:01:39 CST 2002 On most flagpoles it is imaginatively called a ball. Flagpoles with trucks are usually used by the military. Finial is a general term for an ornamental terminating part. Tue Feb 05 20:19:09 CST 2002 (As one entry - McG)
May 26 03, 10:55 PM
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