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

I remember my dad saying, “Make sure you’re in before the streetlights come on because ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll High School’ is going to be on.”

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The streetlights are off to conserve electricity, and residents walk along the sidewalk by flashlight, finding their way to the store or back home from work.

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They said the homeless neighbors there were noisy, aggressive and posed a fire risk when they broke into an adjacent streetlight to steal power from the grid.

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At night, Piña says his apartment glows from the streetlights and soaks up the energy from the neighborhood.

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Aberdeenshire Council said it had seen a sharp rise in flags being flown from streetlights and reports of flags being painted on roads.

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