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

Examples of streetlight in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The grief remains Maria Pike hurried out of her Pilsen two-flat and stood under the streetlights, looking for the moon. —Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025

The standard streetlights have since been installed, Ridley said, but the towering high mast lights remain in use as of late July, except during maintenance. —Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 26 July 2025

As for the streetlights, Kershaw said the copper wire thefts are diminishing. —Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 5 July 2025

The company supplies an area over 25,000 square kilometers, with more than 430,000 power poles and streetlight columns, 202 major substations, and 32,600 distribution substations. —Judith Magyar, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1819, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for streetlight

• affright
• airtight
• albite
• alight
• alright
• aplite
• aright
• bainite
• birthright
• bobwhite
• bornite
• bullfight

Kids Definition

streetlight

noun

street·​light -ˌlīt 

: a light usually on a pole that is one of a series spaced along a public road