lamppost

American  

[lamp-pohst] / ˈlæmpˌpoʊst /

noun

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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Etymology

Origin of lamppost

First recorded in 1780–90; lamp + post ¹

Example Sentences

Those include places like supermarket car parks and lamppost chargers.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025

A vertical lamppost splits the scene roughly into halves.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2025

Nearby, a plaque attached to a lamppost read “1968 Strikers Lane” — a small reminder, like so many others in this city, of the father taken from him when he was a boy.

From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2023

By 10:09 a.m., the fallen lamppost had been removed.

From Washington Times • Nov. 21, 2023

“Even I never dreamed of Magic like this. We’re in a world where everything, even a lamppost, comes to life and grows. Now I wonder what sort of seed a lamp-post grows from?”

From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis