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Meanings of lampposts in English

Russian
уличный фонарь
Portuguese
iluminação pública
Spanish
alumbrado público
Catalan
enllumenat públic
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A raised source of light on the edge of a road or walkway.

уличный фонарь
Usage of lampposts in English
1
There is more to politics in Northern Ireland than flags and lampposts.
Reuters
2
Some monks were beaten and tied up to the lampposts, one said.
Reuters
3
The sun is gone without a trace, mosquitoes circling the lampposts overhead.
Back on murder
4
He staggered, latched onto one of the lampposts, and rested against it.
The hunchback assignments
5
They are lined with antique iron lampposts, arty shops, and souvenir stores.
The South African
6
Her face caused men to turn their heads and walk into lampposts.
Dark rivers of the heart
7
I used to practise it on lampposts in case it happened to me.
The Guardian
8
Lilac posters hanging from bridges and lampposts carry the celebrations' official catchline: Together.
The Guardian
9
Tall lampposts illuminated the asphalt square of the teachers' parking lot.
Death angel
10
Preachers will drink openly, climb lampposts quoting the Bible on the way up.
The new yorker
11
The rain fell like little drops of silver around the lampposts.
Nobody's Man
12
Everything outside was rimed with ice -lampposts, parking meters, the road surface.
Pack animals
13
The lampposts are always decorated with images of the relevant year's chosen icon.
The Irish Times
14
A voice came over the speakers mounted on the night-skiing lampposts.
Crazy for the storm: a memoir of survival
15
We had come to the footbridge with its pale blue lampposts and railings.
Demon: a memoir
16
For those watching from lampposts, railings and balconies, it was poetry in motion.
The Irish Times
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