streetlight

noun street·light \ ˈstrēt-ˌlīt \

Updated on: 22 Apr 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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On the sidewalk beyond the fence, under the orange glow of the streetlights on Sunset, women in skirts of lime green, orange, or bright yellow paced back and forth, twirling tiny purses with impatience.

— aaron gilbreath, Longreads, "The Nighthawks of the Giant," 16 Apr. 2018
On her annual visits to San Juan de Abajo, though, Elena began to see surprising changes: paved streets, more streetlights and people moving into the town to work in tourism.

— brittny mejia, www.latimes.com, "They came to L.A. from Mexico for a better life. Now some are finding it — back in Mexico," 6 Apr. 2018
Check out the video below to take a closer look at the streetlights.

— kelsey kloss, ELLE Decor, "New Green Technology Streetlights Are Lit By Foot Traffic And Solar Energy," 16 Nov. 2016
Dracut is preparing to replace all its streetlights with more energy efficient ones.

— john laidler, BostonGlobe.com, "Dracut prepares to replace streetlights," 30 Mar. 2018
The streetlights don’t work, even in the governmental center of the city.

— karan mahajan, The New Republic, "After the Strongman," 26 Mar. 2018
One of the major lectures … was addressed to six Harlandale youths charged with malicious mischief in breaking a streetlight.

— from express-news archives, San Antonio Express-News, "Mayor Callaghan filled in for judge, dispensed fines, advice," 25 Mar. 2018
One streetlight and one back-porch light shed some illumination on the car.

— barbara bradley hagerty, The Atlantic, "Can You Prove Your Innocence Without DNA?," 6 Mar. 2018
Other non-law-enforcement data sources were also pulled to map the city's infrastructure: schools and libraries and streetlights and private surveillance cameras.

— NOLA.com, "How a tech firm brought data and worry to New Orleans crime fighting," 1 Mar. 2018

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