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LAMPP-ohst/ˈlæmppəʊst/

A lamppost is a tall street light on a post. A torch is handheld; a headlamp may be on a car or on your forehead. People use lampposts as meeting points and as places to lock a bike (not always allowed). Also written lamp-post. Countable.

Meaning

A tall post with a light at the top, usually beside a road.

Examples

• “Meet me by the lamppost outside the chip shop.”
• “The bus stop is the one after the last lamppost on this side.”
• “A poster on the lamppost advertised the jumble sale in the village hall.”

Good to know

a lamppost (also lamp-post). Contrast: a torch / a headlamp. Countable street furniture.

Near in meaning

street light

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