street lamp

street lamp
noun
a lamp supported on a lamppost; for illuminating a street
Syn: ↑streetlight
Hypernyms: ↑lamp
Part Meronyms: ↑lamppost

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street lamp,
a lamp that lights a street.

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ˈstreet light [street light street lights] (BrE also ˈstreet lamp) noun
a light at the top of a tall post in the street

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