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lamp·post
/
ˈlæmpˌpoʊst
/
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lamp
-pohst
]
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noun
a
post
,
usually of metal, supporting a
lamp
that lights a street, park, etc.
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Origin:
1780–90;
lamp
+
post
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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lamppost
(ˈlæmpˌpəʊst)
—
n
a post supporting a lamp, esp in a street
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Word Origin & History
lamppost
1790, from
lamp
+
post
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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