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lamppost

English

Alternative forms

  • lamp post

Etymology

From lamp +? post

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -??st

Noun

lamppost (plural lampposts)

  1. The pole that holds up a light so it can illuminate a wide area, such as holds up a streetlight.
    Synonym: lightpost
  2. (informal, humorous) A tall, thin person.
    Synonym: beanpole
    • 1985, Vladimir Kornilov, Girls to the Front (page 4)
      You big skinny lamppost. And you're going grey!

Translations

References

  • (tall person): 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary (as "lamp-post")

Anagrams

  • palmtops

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streetlight

English

Alternative forms

  • street light, street-light

Etymology

street +? light

Noun

streetlight (countable and uncountable, plural streetlights)

  1. (countable) Any large outdoor light used to illuminate a public area, usually urban.
    Synonym: street lamp
  2. (uncountable) The light produced by these lights.

Translations

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