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Meanings of lamp standards in English

Russian
уличный фонарь
Portuguese
iluminação pública
Spanish
alumbrado público
Catalan
enllumenat públic
Wikidata

A raised source of light on the edge of a road or walkway.

      уличный фонарь
      Usage of lamp standards in English
      1
      Floral lamp standards between columns in corridors, pale yellow light.
      The City of Domes : a walk with an architect about the courts an...
      2
      Florentine Court; only illumination, single lamp standards; contrast with intense light in Court of Universe, beyond.
      The City of Domes : a walk with an architect about the courts an...
      3
      I pointed at one of the many lamp standards that were dotted around the periphery of the forecourt.
      The woman who died a lot
      4
      People were jammed up against railings, perched on parapets, shinned up lamp standards, sitting on the old stone walls.
      Outposts: journeys to the surviving relics of the british empire
      5
      The smiling happy faces of present and would-be politicians that adorned inanimate objects such as telegraph poles, lay-by signs, electricity lamp standards etc.
      The Irish Times
      6
      Lamp standards between columns, globe half concealed, by Kelham.
      The City of Domes : a walk with an architect about the courts an...