shadowpole
nounUK /ˈʃædəʊpəʊl/
US /ˈʃædoʊpoʊl/
A shadowpole is a tall pole that makes a long shadow on the ground.
The children played in the cool shade of the shadowpole.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A pole used to cast a deliberate shadow for measuring time or direction.
The old shadowpole in the garden told them when it was noon.
3. A dark, pole-like streak of shadow seen on water or a wall.
A shadowpole stretched across the pond as the sun went down.
4. A tall post painted dark to blend into shadows.
The fence's shadowpole was almost invisible at dusk.