streetlight

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈstɹiːt.laɪt

Definitions

Any large outdoor light used to illuminate a public area, usually urban.
countable
The light produced by these lights.
uncountable

Equivalents

Españolalumbrado público farol farolaposte lumínico

Françaislampadaire réverbère

DeutschStraßenbeleuchtung Straßenlampe Straßenlaterne

18 more languages

Afrikaansstraatlig

العربيةمِصْبَاح الشَّارِع

Catalàfanal

Suomikatulamppu katuvalo katuvalolamppu

Gaeilgelampa sráide

Magyarutcalámpa

Bahasa Indonesialampu jalan

Italianolampione

日本語街灯

한국어가로등

Nederlandsstraatlicht straatverlichting

Portuguêsiluminação pública luz da rua luz de rua

Românăfelinar

Русскийу́личное освеще́ние у́личный фона́рь

Svenskagatljus gatlykta gatubelysning

Türkçesokak lambası

Tiếng Việtđèn đường

Examples

“At night the streetlights of Paris are beautiful to see ⟳.”

“Fool, I'm the kinda G the little homies wanna be like ⟳ / On my knees in the night, sayin' prayers in the streetlight”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
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See also

streetlight effect streetlighting streetling Streetly Streetly End Streetman

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