lamppost
/ˈlæmppəʊst/noun
उच्चारण लैम्प्पोस्ट
बिजली का खंभा (बत्ती वाला), लैंप-पोस्ट
Basic word
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[C] especially British
a tall post in the street with a lamp at the top
बिजली का खंभा (बत्ती वाला), लैंप-पोस्ट
- He parked his scooter under a lamppost.
- Posters were stuck on every lamppost in the market.
- A stray dog was sleeping beside the lamppost.
+ 2 more examples
- The cyclist crashed into a lamppost in the fog.
- The lamppost outside our house is switched on at dusk.
Synonyms street light lamp standard
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a lamppost (countable noun)
Lamppost is countable: a lamppost, two lampposts. Also written lamp post.
Lamppost countable है: a lamppost, two lampposts। इसे lamp post भी लिखा जाता है।
- A cat sat on top of the lamppost.
- There is a lamppost at the corner of the lane.
by/under/against a lamppost
Use by or beside for nearness, under for light below, and against for leaning.
पास होने के लिए 'by/beside', नीचे प्रकाश के लिए 'under', और टेककर खड़े होने के लिए 'against' आता है।
- He waited under the lamppost.
- The boy leaned against the lamppost.
crash/run into a lamppost
Use into or against with verbs of collision.
टकराने वाली क्रियाओं के साथ 'into' या 'against' आता है।
- The scooter hit a lamppost near the school.
- The car ran into a lamppost in the fog.
lamppost + noun
Lamppost can describe things attached to it: lamppost banner, lamppost poster.
Lamppost उससे जुड़ी चीज़ों को बताता है: lamppost banner, lamppost poster।
- A lamppost poster announced the fair.
- Lamppost banners advertised the sale.
+Collocations 5
adjective + lamppost
irontalloldcast-ironbroken
- An old iron lamppost stood outside the post office.
verb + lamppost
hitclimbpaintlean onfix
- The workers painted every lamppost on the main road.
lamppost + noun
bannerposterlightbasepole
- A banner hung on the lamppost for the festival.
preposition + lamppost
besideunderagainstroundnear
- They tied a bicycle round the lamppost.
lamppost + verb
flickerglowlight upstandlean
- The lamppost flickered all evening before going out.
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- The lamppost lit the quiet lane at night.
बत्ती का खंभा रात में शांत गली को रोशन करता था।
- A poster for the blood donation camp was stuck on the lamppost.
रक्तदान शिविर का पोस्टर बत्ती के खंभे पर चिपका था।
- Radhika waited beside the lamppost for her bus.
राधिका बस के लिए बत्ती के खंभे के पास इंतज़ार करती रही।
- The storm bent the lamppost.
तूफ़ान ने बत्ती के खंभे को मोड़ दिया।
- The council replaced the old lampposts with solar ones.
परिषद ने पुराने खंभों को सौर खंभों से बदल दिया।
- The lamppost outside Radhika's school flickers when it rains.
राधिका के स्कूल के बाहर का बत्ती का खंभा बारिश में टिमटिमाता है।
- Cyclists tied their cycles to the lamppost during the fair.
मेले के दौरान साइकिल सवारों ने अपनी साइकिलें खंभे से बाँध दीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words all name tall posts in a street, but they differ in purpose.
ये सभी शब्द सड़क के ऊँचे खंभों के हैं, पर उद्देश्य में भिन्न हैं।
A post with a lamp at the top for lighting roads.
सड़क को रोशन करने के लिए ऊपर लैंप वाला खंभा।
- The lamppost came on at six.
A post carrying a sign that shows directions.
दिशा दिखाने वाला बोर्ड लिए खंभा।
- The signpost pointed to Mathura.