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A streetlamp is a tall post with a light at the top, which stands by the side of the road to light it up, usually in a town.He paused under a streetlamp and looked across at the cafe.ˈstriːtˌlæmp NOUN
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A solitary streetlamp , not insignificantly glowing gold, is posted outside the lair where the dragon Fafner hoards his treasure.Times, Sunday Times (2002)
I COULD not believe that Wakefield Council used 16 men and spent £1,000 replacing one streetlamp.Sun, News of the World (2002)
The light from a streetlamp splashed across the front-tail man's raincoat like a purple birthmark.Thomas, Craig The Last Raven
The long bathroom window had a venetian blind which threw slatted shadows from the streetlamp onto the vinyl floor.John Walsh ARE YOU TALKING TO ME?: A Life Through the Movies (2004)
The nearby streetlamp came on: sputtering pink that steadied to a deepening rosy glow.Pritchard, John Night Sisters
Through the window I could see a haze softening the streetlamp.Brierley, David Skorpion's Death
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