streetlight

American  

[street-lahyt] / ˈstritˌlaɪt /

noun

1. a light, lights, 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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Etymology

Origin of streetlight

First recorded in 1615–25; street + light ¹

Example Sentences

The average time to fix a streetlight is 12 months, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

Mr. Scorsese makes his nocturnal vision pop with every glowing streetlight and every thick raindrop.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

To be in this position at all — with his face on billboards, bus benches and streetlight banners across the city — is a “miracle,” Ball says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2025

Bass’ spending plan proposed about 1,600 city employee layoffs over the coming year, with deep reductions in agencies that handle trash pickup, streetlight repair and city planning.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2025

Inside the arc of the streetlight his shadow showed angular and black.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers