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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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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

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

AFP saw posters on walls and lampposts, dated to December 13, calling for public help in capturing two prominent church members, complete with mugshots.

From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026

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.

From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2025

The square was encircled with elegant metal lampposts, their tops made to resemble apples, and spotted with a few ancient-looking trees.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

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