Thesaurus results for STREETLIGHT

streetlight

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Definition of streetlight

as in lighting

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Recent Examples of streetlight The average repair time for a streetlight was one year, bureau officials said in February. — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026 At the end of the project, crews will have built a new 480-foot section of wall, a new section of sidewalk and three streetlights. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026 There are three city tax increases on the June 2 ballot, not counting the streetlight assessment ballot mailed out to property owners. — Susan Shelley, Daily News, 13 May 2026 Finding a way to block out the moon and getting away from the city and streetlights will provide the best chance to see the shower. — Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 5 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for streetlight

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Noun

The interior is designed to match, and far from recycling bright, beachy tropes, instead opts for subtler period antiques, oversized tubs, dark wood floors, and brass lighting fixtures.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026
String lights, solar lanterns, warm-toned bulbs and candle lanterns handle the lighting.

— Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of lighting

Noun

On September 4th, a Haitian pastor named Molis Augustave was stopped by the West Manchester Township police for a broken headlight.

— Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
Above the headlight sits a new front-facing radar sensor, complementing the existing rear radar to bring Adaptive Cruise Control to the Tiger 1200.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of headlight

Noun

Olight’s fifth annual O-Fan Day, held in Houston on September 19, brought flashlight enthusiasts together with company representatives for demonstrations, conversations and new-product previews.

— Connie Etemadi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026
This tactical pen includes a powerful little flashlight, a strong glass-breaking tip, a blade, a graphite pen, and a magnetic screwdriver with room to hold three bits.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of flashlight

Noun

Other tiles include Accessories (add-ons such as Pet Tags and Chimes), Linked Devices (for other Ring devices to react when the floodlight is triggered), and Device Health (signal strength, network name, and MAC address).

— John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026
What’s even harder is taking the same picture, but without the firefly’s glow, and only the floodlight reflected off the firefly’s dark body.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of floodlight

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