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lamppost

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • rhymes with -əʊst
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The pole that holds up a light so it can illuminate a wide area, such as holds up a streetlight.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lightpost

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A tall, thin person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: humorous, informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: beanpole, long ghost

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a metal post supporting an outdoor lamp (such as a streetlight)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: post

History

Etymology

From lamp + post.

Across languages

Translations

55 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عَمُود مِصْبَاح (ʕamūd miṣbāḥ) — pole that holds up a light
  • Arabic: عَمُود إِنَارَة (ʕamūd ʔināra) — pole that holds up a light
  • Arabic: ركيزة (rkīza) — pole that holds up a light
  • Armenian: լապտերասյուն (lapterasyun) — pole that holds up a light
  • Belarusian: ліхта́рны слуп (lixtárny slup) — pole that holds up a light
  • Bulgarian: лампио́н (lampión) — pole that holds up a light
  • Catalan: farola — pole that holds up a light
  • Chinese Mandarin: 燈柱 /灯柱 (dēngzhù) — pole that holds up a light
  • Chinese Mandarin: 街燈柱 /街灯柱 (jiēdēng zhù) — pole that holds up a light
  • Chinese Mandarin: 路燈桿 /路灯杆 (lùdēnggān) — pole that holds up a light
  • Chinese Mandarin: 路燈柱 /路灯柱 (lùdēngzhù) — pole that holds up a light
  • Czech: kandelábr — pole that holds up a light
  • Czech: sloup pouličního osvětlení — pole that holds up a light
  • Danish: lygtepæl — pole that holds up a light
  • Danish: gadelygte — pole that holds up a light
  • Dutch: lantaarnpaal — pole that holds up a light
  • Esperanto: stratlanterno — pole that holds up a light
  • Esperanto: lanternfosto — pole that holds up a light
  • Estonian: tänavapost — pole that holds up a light
  • Finnish: lyhtypylväs — pole that holds up a light
  • French: réverbère — pole that holds up a light
  • French: lampadaire — pole that holds up a light
  • Georgian: საფანრე ბოძი (sapanre boʒi) — pole that holds up a light
  • German: Laternenpfahl — pole that holds up a light
  • Greek: φανοστάτης (fanostátis) — pole that holds up a light
  • Hungarian: lámpaoszlop — pole that holds up a light
  • Irish: cuaille lampa — pole that holds up a light
  • Irish: cuaille solais — pole that holds up a light
  • Italian: lampione — pole that holds up a light
  • Japanese: 街灯 (gaitō) — pole that holds up a light
  • Korean: 가로등 (garodeung) — pole that holds up a light
  • Latvian: apgaismes stabs — pole that holds up a light
  • Lithuanian: žibinto stulpas — pole that holds up a light
  • Māori: pou rama — pole that holds up a light
  • Norwegian Bokmål: lyktestolpe — pole that holds up a light
  • Polish: słup latarni — pole that holds up a light
  • Portuguese: poste de luz — pole that holds up a light
  • Portuguese: combustor — pole that holds up a light
  • Portuguese: poste — pole that holds up a light
  • Romanian: stâlp de felinar — pole that holds up a light
  • Russian: фона́рь (fonárʹ) — pole that holds up a light
  • Russian: фона́рный столб (fonárnyj stolb) — pole that holds up a light
  • Slovak: kandeláber — pole that holds up a light
  • Slovak: stĺp pouličného osvetlenia — pole that holds up a light
  • Slovene: kandelaber — pole that holds up a light
  • Spanish: farola — pole that holds up a light
  • Spanish: farol — pole that holds up a light
  • Spanish: poste de luz — pole that holds up a light
  • Spanish: poste lumínico — pole that holds up a light
  • Swedish: lyktstolpe — pole that holds up a light
  • Thai: เสาโคม (sǎo-koom) — pole that holds up a light
  • Ukrainian: ліхта́р (lixtár) — pole that holds up a light
  • Ukrainian: ліхта́рний стовп (lixtárnyj stovp) — pole that holds up a light
  • Vietnamese: cột đèn — pole that holds up a light
  • Welsh: polyn lamp — pole that holds up a light