street lamp

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street lamp

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noun street lamps · street-lamp · streetlamp

Synonym of streetlight (“any large outdoor light used to illuminate a public area”). ‘No. I only opened the door a foot and put my head in. The street lamps shine into that room. I could see him. He was all right. Sleeping like a great grampus. Poor, poor chap.’
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@misc{street_lamp_2026,
  title = {street lamp},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/street%20lamp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}