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

Unfortunately, in its debut year, heavy winds veered the Sonic balloon into a streetlight, causing several pieces to fall on spectators. —Alex Heigl, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025

The most severe of the parade's many catastrophes saw the Cat in the Hat balloon strike a streetlight at 72nd Street and Central Park West, causing a horizontal metal arm to snap off and fall onto the crowd below. —Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Nov. 2025

At night, Piña says his apartment glows from the streetlights and soaks up the energy from the neighborhood. —Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Nov. 2025

Improvements in Phase 2 include streetlights, sidewalks, a traffic signal at Woodland Springs and storm drainage. —Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Nov. 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