streetlight

street·light

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [street-lahyt]
- /ˈstritˌlaɪt/
- /ˈstriːt.laɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [street-lahyt]
- /ˈstritˌlaɪt/

Definitions of streetlight word

noun streetlight a light, usually supported by a lamppost, for illuminating a street or road. 1
noun streetlight lamp illuminating a road 1
countable noun streetlight A streetlight is a tall post with a light at the top, which stands by the side of a road to light it up, usually in a town. 0
noun streetlight a light, esp one carried on a lamppost, that illuminates a road, etc 0
noun streetlight a light mounted on a high pole, used to illuminate a street or road 0

See all 5 definitions of streetlight

Information block about the term

Origin of streetlight

First appearance:

before 1615

One of the 41% oldest English words

First recorded in 1615-25; street + light1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Streetlight

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Streetlight

streetlight popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

streetlight usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Synonyms for streetlight

noun streetlight

lamppost — a post, usually of metal, supporting a lamp that lights a street, park, etc.

Just one Synonym for streetlight