Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Stobie pole. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Stobie pole, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Stobie pole in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Stobie pole you have here. The definition of the word Stobie pole will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofStobie pole, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
1927, Physical Society of London, Institution of Electrical Engineers, Science Abstracts, page 45:
The estimated life of the Stobie pole is forty-five years, without any maintenance but coating with bitumen at the ground line.
1985, Tad Sobolewski, Crossing the Bridges, page 76:
He stood behind an old and dilapidated Stobie pole and eyed me and my pushbike.
1993, Patti Walkuski, David Harris, No Bed Of Roses: Memoirs of a Madam, page 243:
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.
2008, Graeme Dandy, David Walker, Trevor Daniell, Robert Warner, Planning and Design of Engineering Systems, Second Edition, page 68:
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.
References
^ 2002, R. W. Linn, "Stobie, James Cyril (1895–1953)", entry in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 16, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, Melbourne University Press — In 1924 Stobie invented the 'Stobie pole' to carry electricity cables and telegraph wires. It was constructed of two steel-I beams, held together by tie bolts; the space between them was filled with concrete. A.E.S.Co. paid him £500 for the patent rights.
