noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈstɹiːt.laɪt/
General-American:/ˈstɹit.laɪt/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
Any large outdoor light used to illuminate a public area, usually urban.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Examples
At night the streetlights of Paris are beautiful to see.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lightpole, street lamp
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The light produced by these lights.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a lamp supported on a lamppost; for illuminating a street
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: street lamp
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: lamp
History
Etymology
From street + light.
Across languages
Translations
79 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
straatlig
— a lamp set along a street
Arabic:
مِصْبَاح الشَّارِع
(miṣbāḥ aš-šāriʕ)
— a lamp set along a street
Arabic:
شبة
(šabba)
— a lamp set along a street
Azerbaijani:
küçə işığı
— a lamp set along a street
Belarusian:
ву́лічны ліхта́р
(vúličny lixtár)
— a lamp set along a street
Belarusian:
ву́лічнае асвятле́нне
(vúličnaje asvjatljénnje)
— a lamp set along a street
Bulgarian:
у́лична ла́мпа
(úlična lámpa)
— a lamp set along a street
Bulgarian:
у́лично осветле́ние
(úlično osvetlénie)
— a lamp set along a street
Bulgarian:
лампио́н
(lampión)
— a lamp set along a street
Catalan:
fanal
— a lamp set along a street
Chinese Cantonese:
街燈 /街灯
— a lamp set along a street
Chinese Cantonese:
路燈 /路灯
— a lamp set along a street
Hakka Chinese:
路燈 /路灯
(lu-tên)
— a lamp set along a street
Chinese:
路燈 /路灯
(zh-min-nan)
— a lamp set along a street
Chinese Mandarin:
路燈 /路灯
(lùdēng)
— a lamp set along a street
Chinese Mandarin:
街燈 /街灯
(jiēdēng)
— a lamp set along a street
Czech:
veřejné osvětlení
— a lamp set along a street
Czech:
pouliční lampa
— a lamp set along a street
Danish:
gadelygte
— a lamp set along a street
Dutch:
straatverlichting
— a lamp set along a street
Dutch:
straatlicht
— a lamp set along a street
Esperanto:
stratlanterno
— a lamp set along a street
Estonian:
tänavalamp
— a lamp set along a street
Finnish:
katuvalo
— a lamp set along a street
Finnish:
katuvalolamppu
— a lamp set along a street
Finnish:
katulamppu
— a lamp set along a street
French:
réverbère
— a lamp set along a street
French:
lampadaire
— a lamp set along a street
Gagauz:
sokak feneri
— a lamp set along a street
German:
Straßenbeleuchtung
— a lamp set along a street
German:
Straßenlaterne
— a lamp set along a street
German:
Straßenlampe
— a lamp set along a street
Hungarian:
utcalámpa
— a lamp set along a street
Indonesian:
lampu jalan
— a lamp set along a street
Ingrian:
fonari
— a lamp set along a street
Irish:
lampa sráide
— a lamp set along a street
Italian:
lampione
— a lamp set along a street
Japanese:
街灯
(gaitō)
— a lamp set along a street
Kazakh:
көше шамдары
(köşe şamdary)
— a lamp set along a street
Korean:
가로등
(garodeung)
— a lamp set along a street
Kyrgyz:
көчө жарыгы
(köcö jarıgı)
— a lamp set along a street
Macedonian:
у́лична све́тилка
(úlična svétilka)
— a lamp set along a street
Navajo:
tłʼóóʼgóó dadiltłiʼígíí
— a lamp set along a street
Norman:
veue d'rue
— a lamp set along a street
Norwegian Bokmål:
gatelykt
— a lamp set along a street
Norwegian Bokmål:
gatebelysning
— a lamp set along a street
Norwegian Bokmål:
gatelys
— a lamp set along a street
Norwegian Nynorsk:
gatelykt
— a lamp set along a street
Ojibwe:
waazakonenjiganaatig
— a lamp set along a street
Persian:
چراغ خیابان
(čerâġ-e xiyâbân)
— a lamp set along a street
Polish:
latarnia
— a lamp set along a street
Portuguese:
iluminação pública
— a lamp set along a street
Portuguese:
luz da rua
— a lamp set along a street
Portuguese:
luz de rua
— a lamp set along a street
Romanian:
felinar
— a lamp set along a street
Russian:
у́личное освеще́ние
(úličnoje osveščénije)
— a lamp set along a street
Russian:
у́личный фона́рь
(úličnyj fonárʹ)
— a lamp set along a street
Slovak:
verejné osvetlenie
— a lamp set along a street
Slovene:
ulična svetilka
— a lamp set along a street
Spanish:
alumbrado público
— a lamp set along a street
Spanish:
farol
— a lamp set along a street
Spanish:
farola
— a lamp set along a street
Spanish:
poste lumínico
— a lamp set along a street
Swedish:
gatlykta
— a lamp set along a street
Thai:
เสาไฟ
— a lamp set along a street
Turkish:
sokak lambası
— a lamp set along a street
Ottoman Turkish:
فنار
(fenar, fener)
— a lamp set along a street
Ukrainian:
ву́личне осві́тлення
(vúlyčne osvítlennja)
— a lamp set along a street
Ukrainian:
ву́личний ліхта́р
(vúlyčnyj lixtár)
— a lamp set along a street
Vietnamese:
đèn đường
— a lamp set along a street
Welsh:
golau stryd
— a lamp set along a street
Welsh:
lamp stryd
— a lamp set along a street
Dutch:
straatlicht
— the light produced by these lights
Finnish:
katuvalo
— the light produced by these lights
Polish:
światło latarni
— the light produced by these lights
Portuguese:
luz da rua
— the light produced by these lights
Portuguese:
luz de rua
— the light produced by these lights
Swedish:
gatljus
— the light produced by these lights
Swedish:
gatubelysning
— the light produced by these lights