lamppost

See also: lamp-post

English

Alternative forms

lamp post

Etymology

From lamp +‎ post

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -əʊst

Noun

lamppost (plural lampposts)

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

Translations

pole that holds up a light

Arabic: عَمُود مِصْبَاح‎ m (ʿamūd miṣbāḥ)
Bulgarian: please add this translation if you can
Catalan: farola f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 燈柱 (zh), 灯柱 (zh) (dēngzhù), 街燈柱, 街灯柱 (jiēdēngzhù)
Danish: lygtepæl c, gadelygte (da) c
French: réverbère (fr) m, lampadaire (fr)
German: Laternenpfahl (de) m
Greek: φανοστάτης (el) m (fanostátis)
Irish: cuaille lampa m, cuaille solais m

Italian: lampione (it) m, palo della luce
Japanese: 街灯 (がいとう, gaitō)
Maori: pou rama
Norwegian: lyktestolpe
Portuguese: poste de luz m, combustor m
Russian: фона́рь (ru) m (fonárʹ), фона́рный столб m (fonárnyj stolb)
Spanish: farola (es) f
Thai: please add this translation if you can
Ukrainian: ліхтар m (lixtár)
Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

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