streetlight

[street-lahyt]

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noun

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

Origin of streetlight

First recorded in 1615–25; street + light¹

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Examples from the Web for streetlight

Historical Examples

Oh, it may have been a trick of the streetlight there, it may have been my imagination.
McIlvaine's Star
August Derleth
But under the first streetlight he was stopped by a grimy boy.
The Wealth of Echindul
Noel Miller Loomis

British Dictionary definitions for streetlight

streetlight

streetlamp

noun

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

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Examples from the Web for streetlight

Historical Examples

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

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

streetlight

streetlamp

Origin of streetlight