lampposts

Noun

lamppost (plural lampposts)

1. The pole that holds up a light so it can illuminate a wide area, such as holds up a streetlight.
   • Visit the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site in the UK, and ammonite road signs greet you at every town and city and even the lampposts on the seafront feature a familiar coiled shell.2017 June 14, Mark Carnall, “The ancient mystery of St Hilda's 'snake stones': what do ammonites really look like?”, in The Guardian

   Synonyms:

   lightpost

2. (humorous, informal) A tall, thin person.
   • You big skinny lamppost. And you're going grey!1985, Vladimir Kornilov, Girls to the Front, page 4

   Synonyms:

   beanpole, long ghost