It is called a ball and sits on top of the truck.
ANS2:The ball IS the truck. The pole was topped with other shapes of trucks, including balls on plates and eagles but those have mostly been abandoned because the ball is the shape that is least likely to cause the flag to tangle.its called a truk
its at the top, but i don't know what it is... is it the ball at the top?
The ball at the top of a flag pole is called a finial and it is typically made of metal. Inside the finial, there is usually a pulley system or a truck assembly that allows the flag to move freely around the pole.
A truck
A "Truck."
how many items are in the flag poll
The ball at the top of the flag pole is probably just there for decoration. Or, it may simply be there to balance out the pole... who knows? But according to my friends, it's also to keep the flag from flying off the pole, too.
A simple ball or plate on top of a flagpole is called a truck. More elaborate designs can be called a finial.
A Truck
While I was in the military I was taught that three thing were in it all were symbolica bullet to defend the flag to the last mana grain of wheat to plant and start overa match to burn the flag rather than surrender itYou have been watching too many reruns of Mission Impossible or something. There is nothing in the finial of any flagpole that will destroy the flag.
a bullet a kernel of wheat & match
I was informed that the top of a flag pole was called a truck. Now I learn that it is not a truck but a finial. The turck is the mechanism that connects the finial to the flag pole. IS this correct and where do these words come from.