Meaning of Stobie pole | Babel Free

Definitions

A pole for supporting power lines, consisting of a tapered slab of concrete bracketed by steel joists.

Australia, South

Examples

“The estimated life of the Stobie pole is forty-five years, without any maintenance but coating with bitumen at the ground line.”

“He stood behind an old and dilapidated Stobie pole and eyed me and my pushbike.”

“Pepe, at ten years old, had just stolen his first car, a blue VW parked up the street. He was too small to reach the brake pedal and pranged it into a stobie pole.”

“However, the lack of trees in South Australia severely constrained the use of timber and led to the early and widespread use of a steel-concrete composite pole, called a Stobie pole after its designer. Stobie poles have been a distinguishing feature of the South Australian landscape for many decades.”

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