Definition of "streetlight" [streetlight]

• One of a series of lights that are usually attached to tall poles, are spaced at intervals along a public street or roadway, and are illuminated from dusk to dawn. Also called streetlamp. (noun)

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• "Let me just interject some here, when Sidney used the term streetlight, it's probably a different product than the area light."
• "The simple concept of changing the outlook of something so ordinary as a streetlight is genial – the way Lovegrove did it is astonishing."
• "They're completely dark — it's night by now — and only the streetlight is spraying a little bit of illumination into the room, barely enough to see by."