lamppost

[lamp-pohst]

noun

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

lamppost

/ ˈlæmpˌpəʊst /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of lamppost¹

First recorded in 1780–90; lamp + post ¹

Example Sentences

Flags were flown near Cameron Barracks in October, which Highland Council said it would remove as it had a "zero-tolerance" approach to unauthorised signs, stickers and banners on its lampposts.

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Those include places like supermarket car parks and lamppost chargers.

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"In a number of places, contractors have advised that they will not install lights on lampposts which already have flags fixed to them."

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Mr. Putin doesn’t pull the trigger on a national draft, which would save him billions he now spends on his mercenary army, because it might accelerate his own date with a lamppost.

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Black lampposts line the pier, each one curved to look like the letter f.

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