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street⋅light

[street-lahyt]
–noun
a light, usually supported by a lamppost, for illuminating a street or road.

Origin:
1615–25; street + light 1
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street·light   (strēt'līt')   
n.  One of a series of lights that are usually attached to tall poles, are spaced at intervals along a public street or roadway, and are illuminated from dusk to dawn. Also called streetlamp.
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