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Definition of the last post noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

the last post

noun
 
/ðə ˌlɑːst ˈpəʊst/
 
/ðə ˌlæst ˈpəʊst/
[singular] (British English)
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  1. a tune played on a bugle at a military funeral (= ceremony for a dead person) and at the end of the day in a military camp
    • When they sound the last post, the flag is lowered.
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