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
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Move out of traffic if possible, but don’t stop under trees, streetlights, power lines or signs, the USGS advises.
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Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
Flagstaff’s streetlights use amber LEDs that are directed downward, protecting the city’s dark skies.
—Leslie Camhi, Travel + Leisure, 30 Mar. 2024
What other impacts do purple streetlights have on their surroundings?
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Later, streetlights and sewers were added to the neighborhood.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
The footage, which is obscured by the glare of a streetlight, shows a light-colored sedan with its lights off next to the parking lot of a high school.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Prosecutors alleged surveillance footage and smart streetlight cameras captured the men waiting for Buchanan to arrive from a meal break, then both men opened fire on him in the street around 7:30 p.m.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2024
Why are Kansas City’s LED streetlights turning purple?
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
This has been an especially important catalyst for the protests in Germany, powerfully symbolized by the dangling of farmers’ empty work boots from streetlights and signposts – expressing a sense of loss eloquently described by one local writer late last month.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Feb. 2024
Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
Flagstaff’s streetlights use amber LEDs that are directed downward, protecting the city’s dark skies.
—Leslie Camhi, Travel + Leisure, 30 Mar. 2024
What other impacts do purple streetlights have on their surroundings?
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Later, streetlights and sewers were added to the neighborhood.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
The footage, which is obscured by the glare of a streetlight, shows a light-colored sedan with its lights off next to the parking lot of a high school.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Prosecutors alleged surveillance footage and smart streetlight cameras captured the men waiting for Buchanan to arrive from a meal break, then both men opened fire on him in the street around 7:30 p.m.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2024
Why are Kansas City’s LED streetlights turning purple?
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
This has been an especially important catalyst for the protests in Germany, powerfully symbolized by the dangling of farmers’ empty work boots from streetlights and signposts – expressing a sense of loss eloquently described by one local writer late last month.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Feb. 2024
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streetlight
noun
street·light
-ˌlīt
: a light usually on a pole that is one of a series spaced along a public road
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