light pollution

noun

: artificial skylight (as from city lights) that interferes especially with astronomical observations

Examples of light pollution in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

People don’t like the secrecy surrounding the projects or the prospect of air, noise, water and light pollution. — Marc Levy, Fortune, 23 July 2026

Optimal viewing requires clear, dark skies away from light pollution, with best chances if the solar wind's magnetic field points southward. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

The fact that air and light pollution turned out to be among the strongest factors in bird decline wasn’t much of a surprise to Allison Shultz, associate curator of ornithology at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. — Mack Baysinger follow, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026

The viewing range will depend on several rapidly changing factors, including the speed and density of the solar wind, cloud cover and local light pollution. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for light pollution

• absolution
• allocution
• attribution
• comminution
• constitution
• contribution
• convolution
• destitution
• devolution
• diminution
• dissolution
• distribution