lamppost


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lamp·post

 (lămp′pōst′)
n.
A post supporting a street lamp.
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lamppost

(ˈlæmpˌpəʊst)
n
a post supporting a lamp, esp in a street
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lamp•post

(ˈlæmpˌpoʊst)

n.
a post supporting a lamp that lights an outdoor area.
[1780–90]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.lamppost - a metal post supporting an outdoor lamp (such as a streetlight)lamppost - a metal post supporting an outdoor lamp (such as a streetlight)
post - an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position; "he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them"
street lamp, streetlight - a lamp supported on a lamppost; for illuminating a street
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Translations
kandelábr
lygtepæl
katuvalopylväs
stup ulične svjetiljke
街灯柱
가로등 기둥
cestna svetilka
lyktstolpe
เสาไฟฟ้า
cột đèn

lamppost

[ˈlæmppəʊst] N → farol m, farola f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

lamppost

n → Laternenpfahl m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

lamppost

[ˈlæmpˌpəust] n → lampione m
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

lamppost

→ عَمُودُ النُّورُ kandelábr lygtepæl Laternenpfahl φανοστάτης farola katuvalopylväs lampadaire stup ulične svjetiljke lampione 街灯柱 가로등 기둥 lantaarnpaal lyktestolpe słup latarni poste фонарный столб lyktstolpe เสาไฟฟ้า lamba direği cột đèn 街灯柱
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