streetlight
noun
street·light
ˈstrēt-ˌlīt 
: a light usually mounted on a pole and constituting one of a series spaced at intervals along a public street or highway
called also streetlamp
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There are no streetlights, crosswalks or sidewalks on that stretch of road, and barely enough room for a car to squeeze onto the shoulder.
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Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 24 Oct. 2024
Around Milwaukee, the enclosure can be formed by the Lake Michigan bluff, utility poles and steel wire atop streetlights.
—Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 5 Oct. 2024
French scientists exposed dozens of breeding males to various levels of nighttime light that mimicked natural moonlight, the glow of a streetlight or the floodlit landscape of an urban park.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024
Fewer people own cars in this low-income neighborhood, according to Macon Traffic Safety Manager Weston Stroud, which makes the lack of sidewalks, crosswalks and streetlights even more dangerous.
—Austin Fast, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 24 Oct. 2024
Around Milwaukee, the enclosure can be formed by the Lake Michigan bluff, utility poles and steel wire atop streetlights.
—Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 5 Oct. 2024
French scientists exposed dozens of breeding males to various levels of nighttime light that mimicked natural moonlight, the glow of a streetlight or the floodlit landscape of an urban park.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024
Fewer people own cars in this low-income neighborhood, according to Macon Traffic Safety Manager Weston Stroud, which makes the lack of sidewalks, crosswalks and streetlights even more dangerous.
—Austin Fast, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Streetlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/streetlight. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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streetlight
noun
street·light
-ˌlīt
: a light usually on a pole that is one of a series spaced along a public road
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