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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When electric bulbs were introduced, the lamplighters kept their jobs because each streetlight had to be switched on individually.
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Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 19 May 2024
There will be vintage cars and a motorcycle that was painted for Chirino, who will sign autographs in a reproduction of a Cuban park, with streetlights and grass, where dominoes are played.
—Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 17 May 2024
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Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 19 May 2024
There will be vintage cars and a motorcycle that was painted for Chirino, who will sign autographs in a reproduction of a Cuban park, with streetlights and grass, where dominoes are played.
—Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 17 May 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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