streetlight

American  

[street-lahyt] / ˈstritˌlaɪt /

noun

• streetlights
  plural

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

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streetlight British  

/ ˈstriːtˌlaɪt /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• streetlights
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of streetlight

First recorded in 1615–25; street + light ¹

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

streetlight streetlights

Also, the average response time to repair a streetlight outage rose to 224 working days from 31 over the same period, amid a spate of copper-wire theft.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

The findings highlight how even a simple change to the environment, such as installing a streetlight, can reshape ancient behaviors in small animals that often go unnoticed.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026

"I assumed it was a streetlight at first," he said.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026

The push comes as citywide service requests for streetlight repairs have surged over the last several years.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026

I stop well before Tatarska Street and rebraid my hair in the dim, mirrored glass of a shop window beneath a streetlight.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

That means all the road upgrades, water lines, streetlights and the like.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

"These audits must identify broken streetlights, overgrown public spaces, abandoned buildings, unsafe transport routes and facilities, poorly secured parks, and other conditions that place women at risk."

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Melton quickly fixed nearly 1,000 broken streetlights and doubled the city’s spending on paving.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

The city found an effective deterrent for thefts at streetlights and other locations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

The streetlights were like moons cupped in iron fingers.

From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli

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