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

This weekend, caught up in stars circling Polaris is a comet possibly bright enough to barely see with the naked eye, especially away from urban light pollution. —Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2026

Environmental damage, noise and light pollution, and energy rate hikes also concern him regarding data centers. —Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026

The efforts to preserve night skies are fascinating to me, since the issue of light pollution can affect both humans and the environment and wildlife around us. —Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026

Communities have raised concerns over the strain on local energy grids, rising electricity bills, and the vast amounts of water required to cool the facilities, not to mention the dust and light pollution created during the construction. —Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 16 Apr. 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