lamppost
The pole that holds up a light so it can illuminate a wide area, such as holds up a…The pole that holds up a light so it can illuminate a wide area, such as holds up a streetlight.
Recorded US: Speaker: Flame, not lame Recorder: Flame, not lame, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
» He ran the car into a lamppost.
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2 sensesThe 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
(humorous, informal)A tall, thin person.
- a metal post supporting an outdoor lamp (such as a streetlight)
Examples
18 sentencesHe ran the car into a lamppost.
Tom crashed his car into a lamppost.
There used to be a lamppost here.
Tom stood by himself next to the lamppost.
Tom drove into a lamppost.
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