Answer to "Flag staff" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word PIKE , but the solution may also be MAST which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in Wall Street Journal).

Flag staff crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
PIKE	50 %	4
MAST	50 %	4

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Flag staff

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• flagperson
• flagman
• staffer
• guidon
• flagmaker
• flag carrier
• color guard
• field officer
• groundstaff
• flagger
• staff sergeant
• colorbearer

Crossword Answer definitions

PIKE noun

1. A very long spear used two-handed by infantry soldiers for thrusting (not throwing), both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a countermeasure against cavalry assaults.
2. A sharp point, such as that of the weapon.
3. A large haycock.
4. Any carnivorous freshwater fish of the genus Esox, especially the northern pike, Esox lucius.
5. A position with the knees straight and a tight bend at the hips with the torso folded over the legs, usually part of a jack-knife.
6. A pointy extrusion at the toe of a shoe.
7. Especially in place names: a hill or mountain, particularly one with a sharp peak or summit.
8. A pick, a pickaxe.
9. A hayfork.
10. A penis.

PIKE verb

1. To prod, attack, or injure someone with a pike.
2. To assume a pike position.
3. To bet or gamble with only small amounts of money.
4. Often followed by on or out: to quit or back out of a promise.

PIKE noun

1. Short for turnpike.
2. A gypsy, itinerant tramp, or traveller from any ethnic background; a pikey.

PIKE verb

1. To equip with a turnpike.
2. (thieves' cant) To depart or travel (as if by a turnpike), especially to flee, to run away.

More crossword clues leading to the same solutions

Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution

More clues leading to the result PIKE

• Old infantry weapon
• Explorer Zebulon
• Toll road
• Eponym of a peak
• Diver's position
• Sweet Betsy's home
• Diving position
• Long-nosed swimmer
• Peak discoverer Zebulon
• Diving position resembling the letter V

More clues leading to the result MAST

• "Two Years Before the __"
• Boom supporter
• It may be rigged
• One of two on a yawl
• Schooner projectile
• Union Jack holder
• Crow's-nest site
• Sail support
• Stars and Bars holder
• It's rigged