noun phrase · neutral

street lighting

/striːt ˈlaɪtɪŋ/STREET LIGHT·ing

Band 5-6speakingtask2

Lights along streets that illuminate roads and sidewalks at night.

Examples

Improved street lighting has made the neighbourhood safer at night.

The council replaced old street lighting with energy-efficient LEDs.

Poor street lighting contributes to traffic accidents and crime.

Band 8 sentence

Installing efficient street lighting not only improves safety but also reduces energy consumption in urban areas.

Collocations

  • improve street lighting
  • install street lighting

Word family

street light noun (singular)street lights noun (plural)

Common mistakes

They fixed many street light last week.They fixed many street lights last week.

We need more lighting in the street.We need more street lighting.

Say it for a higher band

5street light6lampposts7+street lighting

Synonyms

lampposts

Easily confused

lampposts

The council removed several old lampposts along the promenade.

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