flagpole
noun
- a pole used to display a flag
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈflæɡˌpoʊl/
noun
Etymology: From flag + pole.
- A tall pole up which one or more flags may be raised and flown.
verb
Etymology: From flag + pole.
- To exit a country momentarily and reenter, usually in order to satisfy immigration requirements.
“I understand immigrating to Canada is getting harder and harder. [The difficulty of navigating bureaucracy] might be a way to let people fall between the cracks. I really don't know. The hoops immigrants have to go through, such as flagpoling. And I don't have any political representatives. I didn't vote.”