lampost

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English

Noun

lampost (plural lamposts)

  1. Alternative spelling of lamppost
    • 1954 January, “Notes and News: An Unusual Signpost at Edenbridge”, in Railway Magazine, page 66:
      Until comparatively recently, another example of the survival of an old railway name was to be found in Sevenoaks, where a small metal sign, attached to a lampost, pointed the way to the "L.C.D.R. station" (the present Bat & Ball Station).