streetlight
Urban night beacon
A streetlight is a tall lamp post that illuminates public roads and walkways at night.
Streetlights line urban streets and highways, providing visibility and safety for drivers and pedestrians: The streetlight flickered and went out.
They're such standard features of developed areas that their absence signals remoteness or neglect.
Steady, soft light
- beamStructural support member
- radianceGlowing luminous quality
- brightnessDegree of light emitted
- luminosityIntrinsic brightness of source
floodlight · spotlight · halogen · LED · neon · incandescence · fluorescence · phosphorescence
Distort someone's reality
- VictorianOf a prim era
- antiqueOld valued collectible
- cast-ironHard molded alloy
- wrought-ironHammered malleable iron
ornate · lamppost · historic · patina · brass · colonial · filigree · lamplighter
View of urban architecture
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- sidewalkPaved pedestrian pathway
- boulevardBroad, tree-lined street
- avenueBroad urban roadway
intersection · downtown · metropolis · alleyway · curb · crosswalk · traffic · lamppost
Range of clear sight
- pedestrianOne traveling afoot
- crosswalkMarked street-crossing zone
- securityProtection from threat
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
well-lit · reflective · warning · protection · timer · photocell · emergency · patrol
glow
Steady, soft light
- beamStructural support member
- radianceGlowing luminous quality
- brightnessDegree of light emitted
luminosity · floodlight · spotlight · halogen · LED · neon · incandescence · fluorescence · phosphorescence · flicker
gaslight
Distort someone's reality
wrought-iron · ornate · lamppost · historic · patina · brass · colonial · filigree · lamplighter · flame
cityscape
View of urban architecture
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- sidewalkPaved pedestrian pathway
- boulevardBroad, tree-lined street
avenue · intersection · downtown · metropolis · alleyway · curb · crosswalk · traffic · lamppost · power-line
visibility
Range of clear sight
- pedestrianOne traveling afoot
- crosswalkMarked street-crossing zone
- securityProtection from threat
surveillance · well-lit · reflective · warning · protection · timer · photocell · emergency · patrol
nocturnal
Active during darkness
evening · midnight · shadow · silhouette · nightfall · moonlight · dimness · obscurity · halo · flickering
- light sourcesflashlight, lamp, candle, sunlight, moonlight
- Lightslamp, lightbulb, bulb, desk lamp, LED bulb
- urban featuresskyscrapers, subway stations, high-rises, sidewalk, condos
- urban neighborhoodneighborhood, block party, corner store, sidewalk, stoop
- neighborhood featurestownhouse, boulevards, duplex, parkways, avenues
- urbancity, metropolis, skyline, skyscraper, cityscape
streetlightsunlight
Radiance from our star
moonlight · starlight · natural light · daylight · moonbeam
streetlightporch light
Exterior entrance fixture
interior lighting · interior light · table lamp · reading light · nightlight
streetlightdarkness
Total absence of light
blackout · shadow · dark alley · pitch black · gloom