lamppost lamp·post n

lamppost lamp·post n
['læmpˌpəust]
lampione m

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  • lamppost — noun Date: 1790 a post supporting a usually outdoor lamp or lantern …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • street lamp — noun a lamp supported on a lamppost; for illuminating a street • Syn: ↑streetlight • Hypernyms: ↑lamp • Part Meronyms: ↑lamppost * * * street lamp, a lamp that lights a street. * * * ˈstreet light …   Useful english dictionary

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