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Definition of Lampposts
1. lamppost [n] - See also: lamppost
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lampposts
Literary usage of Lampposts
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Electrical Engineer (1893)
"... and also tenders for 25 street lampposts for the various streets in the borough,
18ft. high to the neck of the post, and of the design now submitted ..."
2. Report by New York (N.Y.) Dept. of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity (1908)
"It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Police to order the policemen when
patrolling their beats to report all public lampposts in commission that are ..."
3. Electrical Review (1891)
"Artistic lampposts.—Great outcry has been made in Paris over the arc lampposts
in the Place du Carroussel, which have been described as " gibbets," out of ..."
4. Annual Report (1903)
"It is proposed to install short lampposts, each holding a cluster of about ...
The lampposts will be located approximately as shown in the blueprint plan. ..."
5. Commentaries on the Law of Municipal Corporations by John Forrest Dillon (1911)
"... such as using the streets for the mains and for placing lampposts, and making
contracts or adopting ordinances proper to the execution of the power, ..."
6. The Public Ledger Building, Philadelphia: With an Account of the Proceedings by George William Childs (1868)
"Each of these lampposts contains upon the base, in relief, the inscription: "1836.
... The tops of these lampposts are furnished with candelabras of an ..."
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