street lamp en · NOUN
Etymology
From street + lamp.
Meanings
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Synonym of streetlight (“any large outdoor light used to illuminate a public area”).
‘No. I only opened the door a foot and put my head in. The street lamps shine into that room. I could see him. He was all right. Sleeping like a great grampus. Poor, poor chap.’
1963, Margery Allingham, “Eye Witness”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC, page 242:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| street-lamp | alternative | lexicographic | |
| streetlamp | alternative | lexicographic | |
| street lamps | Number=Plur | lexicographic |