Other forms: lampposts
A lamppost is the tall pole that lights the street at night. Lean on the lamppost, under the lamppost, a row of lampposts.
The old ones in Britain were gas and were lit by a man with a pole every evening, and a few are still lit that way in central London. Modern ones increasingly carry cameras and sensors as well as a light.
1nounlamppostThe tall pole that lights the street at night.
“He leaned against a lamppost, waiting for the bus in the dark.”
lamppost is a post.
Also accepted in games: streetlight, street lamp
From lamp + post.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA