streetlight

American

[street-lahyt] / ˈstritˌlaɪt /

noun

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

streetlight British

/ ˈstriːtˌlaɪt /

noun

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

Etymology

Origin of streetlight

First recorded in 1615–25; street + light ¹

Example Sentences

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“Despite this outcome, the City remains committed to improving streetlight reliability, repairing outages faster, and building a sustainable funding path for streetlight operations and maintenance,” the group statement said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

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

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The city logged 14,328 electronic streetlight service requests in 2018, according to data from the Bureau of Street Lighting.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

A truck driver has been lightly injured after a United Airlines plane clipped his vehicle and a streetlight as it approached Newark Airport in New Jersey on Sunday.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

I just kept sprinting in and out of darkness, hoofing it through puddles of streetlight, legs pumping, gut cramping, lungs burning, brain screaming.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

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