Streetlights Meaning in English

word · lemma: streetlight

US

ˈstriːtˌlaɪts

STREET-lyts

UK

stɹˈiːtlaɪts

street-LYTS

التعريف

Tall lamps placed along roads and streets to provide light at night and help people see in the dark.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Always plural in common use ('the streetlights came on'). More formal synonym is 'lampposts'; in British English 'street lamps' and 'streetlights' are both used. Usually refers to public lights outside along roads, not private garden lights.

• Spanish: farolas
• Portuguese (BR): postes de luz - luminárias de rua
• Portuguese (PT): postes de luz - candeeiros de rua
• Chinese (Simplified): 路灯
• Chinese (Traditional): 路燈
• Hindi: सड़क की लाइटें
• Arabic: أضواء الشوارع
• Bengali: স্ট্রিটলাইট - সড়কবাতি
• Russian: уличные фонари
• Japanese: 街灯
• Vietnamese: đèn đường
• Korean: 가로등
• Turkish: cadde lambası - sokak lambası
• Urdu: سٹریٹ لائٹس - سڑک کی روشنی
• Indonesian: lampu jalan

جمل نموذجية

The streetlights turn on at sunset.

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There are many streetlights on this road.

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The city repairs broken streetlights quickly.

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Walking home under the streetlights feels safer at night.

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Some streetlights buzz loudly when they are old.

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We waited under the streetlights for our taxi to arrive.

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