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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A post or pillar, usually of iron, designed to support a street-lamp or other outdoor lamp.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A post (generally a pillar of iron) supporting a lamp or lantern for lighting a street, park, etc.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Alternative spelling of lamppost.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a metal post supporting an outdoor lamp (such as a streetlight)

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