lamppost

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

   Laternenpfahl

   фона́рьfonárʹ, фона́рный столбfonárnyj stolb

   ліхта́рlixtár, ліхта́рний стовпlixtárnyj stovp

2. (humorous, informal)A tall, thin person.

1. He ran the car into a lamppost.

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2. Tom crashed his car into a lamppost.

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3. There used to be a lamppost here.

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4. Tom stood by himself next to the lamppost.

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5. Tom drove into a lamppost.

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