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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

The city logged 14,328 electronic streetlight service requests in 2018.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

As a city agency struggles to address streetlight repairs across Los Angeles, neighbors in Pico-Union have been left in the dark for months.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2025

“I believe the driving force is the delays and lack of maintenance of the city that has caused an increase in such incidents,” said Arash Zabetian, a lawyer for the man hit by the streetlight.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2025

At the last streetlight on the road out of town, I take out the map with the Helderberg Escarpment on it.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George