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street furniture

British  

noun

  1. pieces of equipment, such as streetlights and pillar boxes, placed in the street for the benefit of the public

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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From September, a pilot scheme is due to be trialled in Croydon, south London, where fixed cameras will be mounted on street furniture, instead of being used by a team in a mobile van.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2025

A false shadow appears to have been drawn on the pavement from a nearby bollard, giving the illusion that the lighthouse is itself a silhouette of the mundane street furniture.

From BBC • May 29, 2025

The redesign includes wider sidewalks, outdoor dining, gathering spaces, street furniture and decorative lighting.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2024

The envisioned promenade stretches from Wardman Street to Hadley Street, along the aptly named Greenleaf Avenue, and includes wider sidewalks, outdoor dining, gathering spaces, street furniture and decorative lighting.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2024

However much the style of street, furniture, tastes, art, and costume have been influenced by Europe, fortunately for picturesque effect the Persian, even in the capital, retains the Persian saddle and equipments.

From Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)

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