streetlight
Any large outdoor light used to illuminate a public area, usually urbanAny large outdoor light used to illuminate a public area, usually urban.
» Tom and Mary stood under the streetlight, waiting for John.
Meaning
2 senses(countable)Any large outdoor light used to illuminate a public area, usually urban.
At night the streetlights of Paris are beautiful to see.
Straßenbeleuchtung, Straßenlaterne, Straßenlampe
у́личное освеще́ниеúličnoje osveščénije, у́личный фона́рьúličnyj fonárʹ
ву́личне осві́тленняvúlyčne osvítlennja, ву́личний ліхта́рvúlyčnyj lixtár
(uncountable)The light produced by these lights.
- a lamp supported on a lamppost; for illuminating a street
Examples
10 sentencesTom and Mary stood under the streetlight, waiting for John.
Oh, the streetlights have turned on.
ruО, уличные фонари включились. — corvard
deOh, die Straßenbeleuchtung ist angegangen. — al_ex_an_der
The streetlight over there is broken.
deDie Straßenlaterne dort ist kaputt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The streetlights flickered as they walked.
The new belvedere is well-lit thanks to those streetlights.
Translations
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Origin
From street + light.From street + light.
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Forms
plural: streetlightsSynonyms
2 synonyms- a lamp supported on a lamppost; for illuminating a street:street lamp
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable