Meanings
nounlamppost (plural lampposts)
plural lampposts · alternative lamp post
- The pole that holds up a light so it can illuminate a wide area, such as holds up a streetlight.
"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.
2023 January 25, Tom Allett, “Sleaford restored to its 'true' identity”, in RAIL, number 975, page 511 more example
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.
2017 June 14, Mark Carnall, “The ancient mystery of St Hilda's 'snake stones': what do ammonites really look like?”, in The GuardianSynonyms: lightpost
- humorousinformalA tall, thin person.
You big skinny lamppost. And you're going grey!
1985, Vladimir Kornilov, Girls to the Front, page 4Synonyms: beanpole, long ghost
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe pole that holds up a light so it can illuminate a wide area, such as holds up a streetlight.
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nounA tall, thin person.
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Origin
- Ancient Greekλᾰ́μπω (lắmpō)
- Ancient Greekλᾰμπᾰ́ς (lămpắs)
- Medieval Greekλαμπάδα (lampáda)
- Late Latinlampada
- Old Frenchlampe
- Middle Englishlaumpe
- Englishlamp
- Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
- Proto-Indo-European*pér
- Proto-Indo-European*pró
- Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*pr̥-sth₂-i-s
- Proto-Italic*porstis
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂pó
- Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂pó-sth₂-i-s
- Proto-Italic*postis
- Latinpostis
- Old Englishpost
- Latinpostis
- Old Frenchpost
- Middle Englishpost
- Englishpost
- Englishlamppost
Translations
Arabic عَمُود مِصْبَاح, عَمُود إِنَارَة
- عَمُود مِصْبَاح (ʕamūd miṣbāḥ)pole that holds up a light
- عَمُود إِنَارَة (ʕamūd ʔināra)pole that holds up a light
Bulgarian лампио́н
- лампио́н (lampión)pole that holds up a light
Catalan farola
- farolapole that holds up a light
Chinese Mandarin 燈柱 /灯柱, 街燈柱 /街灯柱
- 燈柱 /灯柱 (dēngzhù)pole that holds up a light
- 街燈柱 /街灯柱 (jiēdēng zhù)pole that holds up a light
- 路燈桿 /路灯杆 (lùdēnggān)pole that holds up a light
- 路燈柱 /路灯柱 (lùdēngzhù)pole that holds up a light
Czech kandelábr, sloup pouličního osvětlení
- kandelábrpole that holds up a light
- sloup pouličního osvětlenípole that holds up a light
Danish lygtepæl, gadelygte
- lygtepælpole that holds up a light
- gadelygtepole that holds up a light
Dutch lantaarnpaal
- lantaarnpaalpole that holds up a light
Esperanto stratlanterno, lanternfosto
- stratlanternopole that holds up a light
- lanternfostopole that holds up a light
Estonian tänavapost
- tänavapostpole that holds up a light
Finnish lyhtypylväs
- lyhtypylväspole that holds up a light
French réverbère, lampadaire
- réverbèrepole that holds up a light
- lampadairepole that holds up a light
German Laternenpfahl
- Laternenpfahlpole that holds up a light
Greek φανοστάτης
- φανοστάτης (fanostátis)pole that holds up a light
Hungarian lámpaoszlop
- lámpaoszloppole that holds up a light
Irish cuaille lampa, cuaille solais
- cuaille lampapole that holds up a light
- cuaille solaispole that holds up a light
Italian lampione
- lampionepole that holds up a light
Japanese 街灯
- 街灯 (gaitō)pole that holds up a light
Korean 가로등
- 가로등 (garodeung)pole that holds up a light
Latvian apgaismes stabs
- apgaismes stabspole that holds up a light
Lithuanian žibinto stulpas
- žibinto stulpaspole that holds up a light
Māori pou rama
- pou ramapole that holds up a light
Norwegian Bokmål lyktestolpe
- lyktestolpepole that holds up a light
Polish słup latarni
- słup latarnipole that holds up a light
Portuguese poste de luz, combustor
- poste de luzpole that holds up a light
- combustorpole that holds up a light
- postepole that holds up a light
Romanian stâlp de felinar
- stâlp de felinarpole that holds up a light
Russian фона́рь, фона́рный столб
- фона́рь (fonárʹ)pole that holds up a light
- фона́рный столб (fonárnyj stolb)pole that holds up a light
Slovak kandeláber, stĺp pouličného osvetlenia
- kandeláberpole that holds up a light
- stĺp pouličného osvetleniapole that holds up a light
Spanish farola, farol
- farolapole that holds up a light
- farolpole that holds up a light
- poste de luzpole that holds up a light
- poste lumínicopole that holds up a light
Swedish lyktstolpe
- lyktstolpepole that holds up a light
Thai เสาโคม
- เสาโคม (sǎo-koom)pole that holds up a light
Ukrainian ліхта́р, ліхта́рний стовп
- ліхта́р (lixtár)pole that holds up a light
- ліхта́рний стовп (lixtárnyj stovp)pole that holds up a light
Vietnamese cột đèn
- cột đènpole that holds up a light
Welsh polyn lamp
- polyn lamppole that holds up a light
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with lamppost
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
lamppost. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lamppost
MLA
“lamppost.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lamppost. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lamppost,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lamppost.
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