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

Examples of streetlight in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Five red and yellow cloth sails, strung up between streetlights in Exposition Park, bridging the road between the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art and the Coliseum. — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

In case of what need not be spelled out when the series opens with a shocking tableau of gay bar owner Leo Struthers (Alan Cumming), the recipient of Melba’s speech, hanging by his neck from a streetlight outside his Manchester home. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026

And since the reconstruction is needed, new streetlights, sidewalks and bike lanes could be added to the bridges. — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 1 Oct. 2026

Very, very dark—no hall light on, no streetlights streaming through the windows, no TV casting ambient light in the next room. — Veronique Greenwood, Time, 11 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1819, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for streetlight

• affright
• airtight
• albite
• alight
• alright
• aplite
• aright
• bainite
• birthright
• bobwhite
• bornite
• bullfight

Kids Definition

streetlight

noun

street·​light -ˌlīt 

: a light usually on a pole that is one of a series spaced along a public road