lamppost

American  

[lamp-pohst] / ˈlæmpˌpoʊst /

noun

• lampposts
  plural

1. a post, usually of metal, supporting a lamp that lights a street, park, etc.

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lamppost British  

/ ˈlæmpˌpəʊst /

noun

1. a post supporting a lamp, esp in a street

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• lampposts
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of lamppost

First recorded in 1780–90; lamp + post ¹

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Example Sentences

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Smacking his head on a lamppost while chasing one woman and ogling another, Damien is transported to a parallel universe in which women don’t just run the world, the nature of the sexes has flipped.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

A vertical lamppost splits the scene roughly into halves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2025

There are no complex permitting requirements, and a lamppost can be complemented with an EV charger within an hour.

From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2024

A small, unassuming factory next to a brewery in northern Italy near Bologna, storks stand atop every lamppost lining the street of the estate.

From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2023

Sierra watched the speckles of precipitation jangle and spin beneath a lamppost.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

The Venetian Resort, at the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, is already a surreal place—the interior includes an indoor St. Mark’s Square with chlorine-blue canals, old-timey lampposts, and a painted blue sky.

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026

A safety expert recommended tighter rules over the use of flares and new powers to stop people climbing on lampposts and scaffolding, which led to "high-risk behaviour".

From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026

Posters of the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomenei, founder of the Islamic Republic, long adorned walls and lampposts in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, a Hezbollah stronghold.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2026

Posters emblazoned with their faces adorned lampposts across the city.

From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026

Suddenly the courtyard outside my recovery room window is ablaze, the entire space filled with the twinkling holiday lights from the park, twisting around the lampposts and the trees.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott

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