Meaning

2 senses
  1. (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

  2. (uncountable)The light produced by these lights.

More definitions
  • a lamp supported on a lamppost; for illuminating a street

Examples

10 sentences
  1. Tom and Mary stood under the streetlight, waiting for John.

  2. Oh, the streetlights have turned on.

    ruО, уличные фонари включились. — corvard

    deOh, die Straßenbeleuchtung ist angegangen. — al_ex_an_der

  3. The streetlight over there is broken.

    deDie Straßenlaterne dort ist kaputt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. The streetlights flickered as they walked.

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  5. The new belvedere is well-lit thanks to those streetlights.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
a lamp set along a street:
Русский
By meaning 1
a lamp set along a street:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a lamp set along a street:

Origin

From street + light.

From street + light.

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Forms

plural: streetlights

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a lamp supported on a lamppost; for illuminating a street:street lamp

Word family

1 related words

See also

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