street lights
Poles with bulbs
Street lights are outdoor lamps mounted on poles to illuminate roads, sidewalks, and public spaces after dark.
They line city streets and highways, providing visibility and safety at night.
The term typically refers to the fixtures collectively: The street lights flickered on at dusk.
Also spelled as one word: streetlights.
- bulbRounded storage organ
- poleCylindrical shaft or extremity
- halosGlowing circles of light
- duskDimming after sundown
- orange glowWarm-hued luminescence
lamp-post · humming · skyglow · lantern · flickering · amber · moth · public safety · power grid · buzzing · illumination · dim · nocturnal · city · quiet neighborhood · sodium · sidewalk · pavement
- city servicestransit, public transit, libraries, sanitation, fire department
- night drivingheadlights, high beams, low beams, taillights, night vision
- public propertypublic land, public park, public lands, state property, public library
- nighttimemidnight, nightfall, night sky, nighttime, starry sky
- infrastructurehighways, road construction, railway expansion, power grid, roads
- lightinglamp, lamps, bulbs, bulb, lightbulb
light source location/context
street lightsheadlamps
Forward-facing vehicle lights
headlights · sunlight · flashlights · indoor lighting · torches
illumination vs. darkness
street lightsdarkness
Total absence of light
pitch black · blackout · shadows · gloom · power outage