last post

noun

See under post²(def 7).

Words nearby last post

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Definition for last post (2 of 2)

post ²

[ pohst ]

/ poʊst /

noun

a position of duty, employment, or trust to which one is assigned or appointed: a diplomatic post.

the station or rounds of a person on duty, as a soldier, sentry or nurse.

a military station with permanent buildings.

a local unit of a veterans' organization.

trading post.

a place in the stock exchange where a particular stock is traded.

(in the British military services) either of two bugle calls (first post and last post) giving notice of the time to retire for the night, similar in purpose to the U.S. taps.

the body of troops occupying a military station.

verb (used with object)

to place or station at a post.

to provide or put up, as bail.

to appoint to a post of command.

Origin of post

1590–1600; < French poste < Italian posto < Latin positum, neuter of positus, past participle of pōnere to place, put; cf. posit

SYNONYMS FOR post

1 assignment.

synonym study for post

1. See appointment.

British Dictionary definitions for last post (1 of 5)

last post

noun (in the British military services)

a bugle call that orders men to retire for sleep

a similar call sounded at military funerals

British Dictionary definitions for last post (2 of 5)

post ¹

/ (pəʊst) /

noun

a length of wood, metal, etc, fixed upright in the ground to serve as a support, marker, point of attachment, etc

horse racing

either of two upright poles marking the beginning (starting post) and end (winning post) of a racecourse
the finish of a horse race

any of the main upright supports of a piece of furniture, such as a four-poster bed

verb (tr)

(sometimes foll by up) to fasten or put up (a notice) in a public place

to announce by means of or as if by means of a poster to post banns

to publish (a name) on a list

Word Origin for post

Old English, from Latin postis; related to Old High German first ridgepole, Greek pastas colonnade

British Dictionary definitions for last post (3 of 5)

post ²

/ (pəʊst) /

noun

a position to which a person is appointed or elected; appointment; job

a position or station to which a person, such as a sentry, is assigned for duty

a permanent military establishment

British either of two military bugle calls (first post and last post) ordering or giving notice of the time to retire for the night

See trading post (def. 1), trading post (def. 2)

verb

(tr) to assign to or station at a particular place or position

mainly British to transfer to a different unit or ship on taking up a new appointment, etc

Word Origin for post

C16: from French poste, from Italian posto, ultimately from Latin pōnere to place

British Dictionary definitions for last post (4 of 5)

post ³

/ (pəʊst) /

noun

mainly British letters, packages, etc, that are transported and delivered by the Post Office; mail

mainly British a single collection or delivery of mail

British an official system of mail delivery

an item of electronic mail made publicly available

(formerly) any of a series of stations furnishing relays of men and horses to deliver mail over a fixed route

a rider who carried mail between such stations

British another word for pillar box

British short for post office

a size of writing or printing paper, 15 1/4 by 19 inches or 16 1/2 by 21 inches (large post)

any of various book sizes, esp 5 1/4 by 8 1/4 inches (post octavo) and 8 1/4 by 10 1/4 inches (post quarto)

by return of post British by the next mail in the opposite direction

verb

(tr) mainly British to send by post US and Canadian word: mail

(tr) to make (electronic mail) publicly available

(tr) accounting

to enter (an item) in a ledger
(often foll by up) to compile or enter all paper items in (a ledger)

(tr) to inform of the latest news (esp in the phrase keep someone posted)

(intr) (of a rider) to rise from and reseat oneself in a saddle in time with the motions of a trotting horse; perform a rising trot

(intr) (formerly) to travel with relays of post horses

archaic to travel or dispatch with speed; hasten

adverb

with speed; rapidly

by means of post horses

Word Origin for post

C16: via French from Italian poste, from Latin posita something placed, from pōnere to put, place

British Dictionary definitions for last post (5 of 5)

POST

abbreviation for

point of sales terminal

Idioms and Phrases with last post

post

see deaf as a post; from pillar to post; keep posted.

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last post

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