lamppost
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- noun
- /ˈlæmˌpoʊst/
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- The bright light from the lamppost illuminated the sidewalk, making it safer for pedestrians at night.
Imagine if you bought a brand new car and drove it into a lamppost as you were leaving the dealer.
- Imagine if you bought a brand new car and drove it into a lamppost as you were leaving the dealer.
- Oh, cute, a tree, cute little lamppost.
- So he looked at him and then he went inside and he asked his son, who is that guy hugging the lamppost like that?
- Behind the coach is a magical land with a lamppost and some goat guy and all the criminals get mauled by the Jesus Lion for one hour.
- It was things hanging off a lamppost with his shirt, like, yeah, to come back from that, that takes them doing.
- A sign, then, this lamppost for me, of the way each historical figure, each event stands forth, if we can discern them now.
Examples
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Leaning against a lamppost, he fought for breath as the crowd surged around him.
Fiction book (1991) -
I thought I saw someone fooling with the lamppost, but by the time I pulled focus, they were gone.
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You see that lamppost over there?
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I hit the lamppost, Dad.
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Imagine if you bought a brand new car and drove it into a lamppost as you were leaving the dealer.
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Around the lamppost there is a hydrangea, a butterfly Bush.
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Reynolds paused to strike a match on a lamppost and lit his cigar.
Fiction book (1992) -
Halfway down Brook Lane, a solitary lamppost shed yellow light.
Fiction book (1997) -
Christmas decorations hang from lampposts, and a Salvation Army Santa is ringing his bell.
Fiction book (1993) -
There was a stickball game in progress under the glow of the side-street lampposts.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
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A long pole set upright in the ground to support or mark
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A lamp on a pole that lights a street
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A light on a pole that helps people see streets at night
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A tall light on a pole that shines on streets at night
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A tall pole that holds a lamp or sign
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Etymology
Lamppost is simply the two words lamp ('light') and post ('pole') put together. So a lamppost is literally a pole that holds a lamp, which is why the word means the tall pole with a street light on top.