noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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rhymes with -əʊst
CMU ARPABET:L AE1 M P P OW2 S T
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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