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lamp⋅post

[lamp-pohst]
–noun
a post, usually of metal, supporting a lamp that lights a street, park, etc.

Origin:
1780–90; lamp + post 1
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lamp·post   (lāmp'pōst')   
n.  A post supporting a street lamp.
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