Also means
street lamp
Usage Note
Lampadaire has two main senses: a tall free-standing floor lamp used indoors, and a street lamp or lamp post outdoors. Context usually disambiguates the two. It derives from lampe (lamp). The outdoor sense is also covered by réverbère in literary French, but lampadaire is the neutral modern term for both.
Examples
"Le lampadaire éclaire le salon le soir."
Natural Translation
The floor lamp lights up the living room in the evening.
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