Definition of Streetlight

1. Noun. A lamp supported on a lamppost; for illuminating a street.

Exact synonyms: Street Lamp
Generic synonyms: Lamp
Terms within: Lamppost

Definition of Streetlight

1. Noun. Any large outdoor light used to illuminate a public area, usually urban. ¹

2. Noun. The light produced by these lights. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Streetlight

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Streetlight

streetcorners
streete
streeted
streetfight
streetfighter
streetfighters
streetfighting
streetfights
streetful
streetfuls
streetier
streetlamp
streetlamps
streetless
streetlife
streetlight (current term)
streetlighting
streetlights
streetlike
streetlit
streetmap
streetmaps
streets
streetscape
streetscapes
streetseller
streetsellers
streetsful
streetside
streetsmart

Literary usage of Streetlight

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. From a Previous Century by umashankar (2007)
"Car stopped at streetlight. Half a dozen Laughing faces. Laughter heard in passing. Cold sound hung rail tolling in the Distance. ..."

2. WMD Machete by Mark Plimsoll (2006)
"I left home five months ago to discover the unknown, and now here I stand, cold feet on the wet Guatemalan sidewalk, under a turn of the century streetlight ..."

3. Cats in a Chowder by Fred J Schneider (2006)
"The moon and streetlight illuminated enough of the yard to watch my step. ... Voices carried, and an unlit car skulked from the cone of streetlight. ..."

4. The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe (1888)
"Sherman could see them under the streetlight on the corner. "What is this, Sherman?" Maria was staring right at him. "The southeast Bronx, I guess. ..."

5. Road Trip USA: Cross-Country Adventures on America's Two-Lane Highways by Jamie Jensen (2006)
"... of Chicago in Grant Park along the lakeshore, since the last US-66 shield used to hang from a streetlight just south ..."

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