streetlight
noun
street·light
ˈstrēt-ˌlīt 
: a light usually mounted on a pole and constituting one of a series spaced at intervals along a public street or highway
called also streetlamp
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Meanwhile, local governments can use sensor data to brighten or dim streetlights and dispatch garbage trucks only when bins are full, optimizing energy use based on real-time pedestrian activity.
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Darshan Tiwari, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
The darkening of city and park streetlights and traffic signals due to theft has been an ongoing problem, with St. Paul spending about $3 million last year in repairs and staff time.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 3 June 2025
There were shootings, stabbings, robberies, buildings tagged with graffiti, motorcyclists drag racing up and down Broad, streetlights that went out and stayed out, and unhoused people erected tents in the doorways of vacant buildings.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
Nissan has repurposed old Leaf batteries to power streetlights in Japan and stadiums in Amsterdam.
—Melanie Marshall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
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Darshan Tiwari, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
The darkening of city and park streetlights and traffic signals due to theft has been an ongoing problem, with St. Paul spending about $3 million last year in repairs and staff time.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 3 June 2025
There were shootings, stabbings, robberies, buildings tagged with graffiti, motorcyclists drag racing up and down Broad, streetlights that went out and stayed out, and unhoused people erected tents in the doorways of vacant buildings.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
Nissan has repurposed old Leaf batteries to power streetlights in Japan and stadiums in Amsterdam.
—Melanie Marshall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
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“Streetlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/streetlight. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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streetlight
noun
street·light
-ˌlīt
: a light usually on a pole that is one of a series spaced along a public road
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