streetlight

noun street·light \ ˈstrēt-ˌlīt \

|Updated on: 11 Aug 2018

Definition of streetlight

: 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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A century later, in the late 1880s, Québec City harnessed the falls as a source of hydroelectric power to fuel the city’s streetcar system and streetlights.

— jennifer nalewicki, Smithsonian, "North America’s Most Spectacular Waterfalls," 18 June 2018
There is some sidewalk and streetlight construction left to do on the bridge.

— wayne k. roustan, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Why is I-95 so uneven? | Traffic Q&A," 4 Apr. 2018
In Detroit, which has the highest per-capita pedestrian death rate among large cities, deaths dropped in 2016, after the city, as part of its emergence from bankruptcy, added more than 60,000 new streetlights.

— Detroit Free Press, "Death on foot," 28 June 2018
As Oak Park seeks to upgrade 2,500 residential streetlights, the village is asking for resident feedback on four new light fixture options currently on display near the public works center.

— steve schering, chicagotribune.com, "Testing the lights: Streetlight pilot program launched in Oak Park," 12 June 2018
The streetlights flicker on, casting a glow on a sign pointing north to Capitol Hill.

— deneen l. brown, Washington Post, "Fifty years after King’s assassination, promise and pain on the avenue that bears his name," 3 Apr. 2018
Accounts of the 1957 festival bear a striking resemblance to the World Cup, down to the hanging of streetlights in pedestrian areas to better illuminate the faces of revelers.

— amie ferris-rotman, Washington Post, "At World Cup, Russians embrace the world, one relationship at a time," 9 July 2018
Park staff removed 13 streetlights and switched many bulbs to light-emitting diodes (LED).

— helena oliviero, ajc, "Plan your trip: A guide to the Okefenokee swamp," 2 July 2018
The bulbs in the streetlights the borough used before needed to be changed about every five years and the fixtures required maintenance so often that the borough hired a contractor to handle it, said Jean Krack, borough manager.

— michaelle bond, Philly.com, "Pa. towns are saving millions by teaming up to buy LED lights. Could it be a national model?," 29 June 2018

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