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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The pole that holds up a light so it can illuminate a wide area, such as holds up a streetlight..
Visit the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site in the UK, and ammonite road signs greet you at every town and city and even the lampposts on the seafront feature a familiar coiled shell.
"What is really good is they haven't just painted the station building, they've done all the lampposts to match as well, right down to the end of the platform.
You big skinny lamppost. And you're going grey!
Use lamppost when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Lamppost means The pole that holds up a light so it can illuminate a wide area, such as holds up a streetlight..
Common synonyms include lightpost, beanpole, long ghost.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Visit the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site in the UK, and ammonite road signs greet you at every town and city and even the lampposts on the seafront feature a familiar coiled shell.
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