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lampposts

  • plural
    of lamppost.
    lamppost
    noun
    a post, usually of metal, supporting a lamp that lights a street, park, etc.

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Social media videos from the day showed people on top of lampposts, roofs of bus shelters, as well as on scaffolding - particularly on a prominent building on The Strand.

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

Signs on guard walls and lampposts warn of security cameras, guard dogs and police patrols.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 24, 2025

Alongside it are gnarled trees, broken lampposts, old power lines.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

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