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参照

• “lamp post” (US) / “lamp post” (UK) in Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press.

アナグラム

• palmtops

語源

From lamp +‎ post.

発音

• 韻: -əʊst

名詞

lamppost (複数形 lampposts)

1. The pole that holds up a light so it can illuminate a wide area, such as holds up a streetlight.

   Synonym: lightpost

   • 2023 January 25, Tom Allett, “Sleaford restored to its 'true' identity”, in RAIL, number 975, page 51:

     "What is really good is they haven't just painted the station building, they've done all the lampposts to match as well, right down to the end of the platform.

2. (informal, humorous) A tall, thin person.

   Synonyms: beanpole, long ghost

   • 1985, Vladimir Kornilov, Girls to the Front, page 4:

     You big skinny lamppost. And you're going grey!

参照

• (tall person): 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary (as "lamp-post")

アナグラム

• palmtops