flagpole vs linger

flagpole

verb
  • Exit a country momentarily and reenter. Usually this is done to satisfy immigration requirements. 

noun
  • A tall pole up which one or more flags may be raised and flown. 

linger

verb
  • To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so. 

  • To remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually. 

  • To consider or contemplate for a period of time; to engage in analytic thinking or discussion. 

How often have the words flagpole and linger occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )