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lamppost en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek λᾰ́μπω (lắmpō) Ancient Greek -άζω (-ázō) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) Ancient Greek λᾰμπᾰ́ς (lămpắs) Byzantine Greek λαμπάδα (lampáda)bor. Late Latin lampada Old French lampebor. Middle English laumpe English lamp English post English lamppost From lamp + post.

Meanings

1. The pole that holds up a light so it can illuminate a wide area, such as holds up a streetlight.
   • "What is really good is they haven't just painted the station building, they've done all the lampposts to match as well, right down to the end of the platform. 2023 January 25, Tom Allett, “Sleaford restored to its 'true' identity”, in RAIL, number 975, page 51:
   • Visit the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site in the UK, and ammonite road signs greet you at every town and city and even the lampposts on the seafront feature a familiar coiled shell. 2017 June 14, Mark Carnall, “The ancient mystery of St Hilda's 'snake stones': what do ammonites really look like?”, in The Guardian:
2. (humorous, informal) A tall, thin person.
   • You big skinny lamppost. And you're going grey! 1985, Vladimir Kornilov, Girls to the Front, page 4:

Forms

Synonyms

lightpost · long ghost · beanpole

Translations (55)

es poste lumínico (pole that holds up a light) · ary ركيزة (pole that holds up a light) · sl kandelaber (pole that holds up a light) · uk ліхта́р (pole that holds up a light) · cs kandelábr (pole that holds up a light) · ru фона́рный столб (pole that holds up a light) · es farol (pole that holds up a light) · es farola (pole that holds up a light) · cmn 路燈桿 /路灯杆 (pole that holds up a light) · et tänavapost (pole that holds up a light) · ro stâlp de felinar (pole that holds up a light) · ja 街灯 (pole that holds up a light) · cmn 燈柱 /灯柱 (pole that holds up a light) · mi pou rama (pole that holds up a light) · es poste de luz (pole that holds up a light) · bg лампио́н (pole that holds up a light) · ga cuaille solais (pole that holds up a light) · th เสาโคม (pole that holds up a light) · cy polyn lamp (pole that holds up a light) · el φανοστάτης (pole that holds up a light) · sk kandeláber (pole that holds up a light) · pt poste de luz (pole that holds up a light) · da gadelygte (pole that holds up a light) · uk ліхта́рний стовп (pole that holds up a light) · eo lanternfosto (pole that holds up a light) · pt combustor (pole that holds up a light) · ru фона́рь (pole that holds up a light) · da lygtepæl (pole that holds up a light) · de Laternenpfahl (pole that holds up a light) · sk stĺp pouličného osvetlenia (pole that holds up a light) · ar عَمُود إِنَارَة (pole that holds up a light) · eo stratlanterno (pole that holds up a light) · ka საფანრე ბოძი (pole that holds up a light) · pl słup latarni (pole that holds up a light) · lt žibinto stulpas (pole that holds up a light) · cmn 路燈柱 /路灯柱 (pole that holds up a light) · cs sloup pouličního osvětlení (pole that holds up a light) · nb lyktestolpe (pole that holds up a light) · hy լապտերասյուն (pole that holds up a light) · sv lyktstolpe (pole that holds up a light) · ga cuaille lampa (pole that holds up a light) · hu lámpaoszlop (pole that holds up a light) · it lampione (pole that holds up a light) · ar عَمُود مِصْبَاح (pole that holds up a light) · cmn 街燈柱 /街灯柱 (pole that holds up a light) · fi lyhtypylväs (pole that holds up a light) · pt poste (pole that holds up a light) · ko 가로등 (pole that holds up a light) · be ліхта́рны слуп (pole that holds up a light) · lv apgaismes stabs (pole that holds up a light) · fr réverbère (pole that holds up a light) · ca farola (pole that holds up a light) · nl lantaarnpaal (pole that holds up a light) · fr lampadaire (pole that holds up a light) · vi cột đèn (pole that holds up a light)