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LAMP-POST

\lˈamppˈə͡ʊst], \lˈamppˈə‍ʊst], \l_ˈa_m_p_p_ˈəʊ_s_t]\

Definitions of LAMP-POST

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

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

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

n. A post on the top of which a lamp is fixed.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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