lamppost

noun

lamp·​post ˈlam(p)-ˌpōst How to pronounce lamppost (audio)
: a post supporting a usually outdoor lamp or lantern

Examples of lamppost in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web State police received an initial report on July 14 that someone had driven a pickup truck up to a large lamppost topped with a distinctive pumpkin decoration, removed it, loaded it into the truck, covered it with a tarp and fled the scene at high speed. Shania Russell and Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 24 July 2023 Glass, who wore hiking boots and an I.D. card on a lanyard, wanted to see how most of the garden’s hundred and fifty or so lampposts could be shut off each night, so that their light wouldn’t interfere with Lightscape. Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023 These lampposts still line the London Bridge today. The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2024 Someone had put Invader stickers on a nearby lamppost, suggesting that the mosaic was close at hand. Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023 The decorations continue outside, where wreaths and foliage cover the gates and lampposts on the castle grounds. Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 30 Nov. 2023 Famed for its religious, artistic, and at times seedy history, the neighborhood’s iconic lampposts, steep steps, and panoramic views have drawn the likes of Picasso, Renoir, and hopelessly devoted Francophiles like myself with its bucolic charm. Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2023 In downtowns and on college campuses, tearing down posters that had been affixed to walls and lampposts became a means of expressing rage over the mounting death toll in Gaza. Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2023 The city is moving—the river, the buildings, cyclists, junctions, newspapers, lampposts, some bridges, train stations, trees. Stav Poleg, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1790, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of lamppost was in 1790

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“Lamppost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lamppost. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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lamppost

noun
lamp·​post ˈlam(p)-ˌpōst How to pronounce lamppost (audio)
: a post supporting a usually outdoor lamp or lantern
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