lamppost
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lamppost
Rhymes with -əʊst
noun lampposts · lamp post
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The pole that holds up a light so it can illuminate a wide area, such as holds up a streetlight.
Visit the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site in the UK, and ammonite road signs greet you at every town and city and even the lampposts on the seafront feature a familiar coiled shell.
Similar: lightpost
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A tall, thin person.
You big skinny lamppost. And you're going grey!
Similar: beanpole, long ghost
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noun pole that holds up a light
| Español | farola, farol, poste de luz, poste lumínico |
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| 한국어 | 가로등 garodeung |
| 日本語 | 街灯 gaitō |
| 中文 | 燈柱 /灯柱 dēngzhù, 街燈柱 /街灯柱 jiēdēng zhù, 路燈桿 /路灯杆 lùdēnggān, 路燈柱 /路灯柱 lùdēngzhù |
| Português | poste de luz, combustor, poste |
| Français | réverbère, lampadaire |
| Deutsch | Laternenpfahl |
| Italiano | lampione |
| Ελληνικά | φανοστάτης fanostátis |
| Română | stâlp de felinar |
| Русский | фона́рь fonárʹ, фона́рный столб fonárnyj stolb |
| Tiếng Việt | cột đèn |
| العربية | عَمُود مِصْبَاح ʕamūd miṣbāḥ, عَمُود إِنَارَة ʕamūd ʔināra |
Talk about this word "lamppost." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lamppost. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. lamppost. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lamppost "lamppost." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lamppost.Cite this
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title = {lamppost},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lamppost},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
