Assertion: lamppost | /r/CapableOf | hold up light
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text: As nouns the difference between lamppost and post is that lamppost is the pole that holds up a light so it can illuminate a wide area, such as holds up a streetlight while post is a long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fence post; a light post or post can be (obsolete) each of a series of men stationed at specific places along a postroad, with responsibility for relaying letters and dispatches of the monarch (and later others) along the route or post can be an assigned station; a guard post.
text: As nouns the difference between lamppost and streetlight is that lamppost is the pole that holds up a light so it can illuminate a wide area, such as holds up a streetlight while streetlight is (countable) any large outdoor light used to illuminate a public area, usually urban.