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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Big civic tree-planting campaigns, like one in 1915 in the business district, stuck palms along sidewalks between streetlights.
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
But a few years ago, the city spent more than $22 million in transit tax dollars on the installation of new streetlights.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2025
If the city does not grant access to power from the streetlights, businesses along La Jolla Boulevard have agreed to be power donors, Terry said.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
Those communities have been slowly making the transition from high-pressure sodium streetlights and other outdoor lights to brighter LEDs.
—Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2024
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
But a few years ago, the city spent more than $22 million in transit tax dollars on the installation of new streetlights.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2025
If the city does not grant access to power from the streetlights, businesses along La Jolla Boulevard have agreed to be power donors, Terry said.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
Those communities have been slowly making the transition from high-pressure sodium streetlights and other outdoor lights to brighter LEDs.
—Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Streetlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/streetlight. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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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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