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streetlight

noun street·light \-ˌlīt\

: a light on a tall pole next to a public road

Full Definition of STREETLIGHT

:  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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First Known Use of STREETLIGHT

1906

Rhymes with STREETLIGHT

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