streetlight

[ street-lahyt ]

noun

1. a light, lights, usually supported by a lamppost, for illuminating a street or road.

streetlight

/ ˈstriːtˌlaɪt /

noun

1. a light, esp one carried on a lamppost, that illuminates a road, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of streetlight¹

First recorded in 1615–25; street + light ¹

Example Sentences

For example, piezoelectric sensors in roads could detect the motion of vehicles to track traffic or to light upcoming road signs or streetlights as needed.

From Science News For Students

After the city agreed to pull the funding for the streetlights, for example, we learned that it’s not actually possible to turn them off completely.

From Voice of San Diego

Local governments have routinely acquired and deployed new technologies like smart streetlights without fully considering how the information collected could be used, or the biases embedded in the technology.

From Voice of San Diego

In San Diego, the streetlight system became exclusively a crime-fighting tool after the City Council defunded it.

From Voice of San Diego

We revealed how law enforcement targeted people for daring to talk back, monitored protesters from streetlights, harassed transit riders, and fought transparency.

From Voice of San Diego

Oh, it may have been a trick of the streetlight there, it may have been my imagination.

From Project Gutenberg

But under the first streetlight he was stopped by a grimy boy.

From Project Gutenberg