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I'm the one who gets called up about a problem. I'm the one who gets called up about the street lighting and the abandoned car. I'm the one who gets blamed if the police don't arrive. I'm the one they blame if a city truck is broken down.
Richard M. Daley

Meaning of "street lighting" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STREET LIGHTING

street lighting  [striːt ˈlaɪtɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STREET LIGHTING

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Street lighting is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STREET LIGHTING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

street lighting

Street light

A street light, lamppost, street lamp, light standard, or lamp standard is a raised source of light on the edge of a road or walkway, which is turned on or lit at a certain time every night. Modern lamps may also have light-sensitive photocells to turn them on at dusk, off at dawn, or activate automatically in dark weather. In older lighting this function would have been performed with the aid of a solar dial. It is not uncommon for street lights to be on poles which have wires strung between them, or mounted on utility poles.

Definition of street lighting in the English dictionary

The definition of street lighting in the dictionary is the provision of lighting at night in public places to illuminate the streets.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STREET LIGHTING


biting
ˈbaɪtɪŋ
copywriting
ˈkɒpɪˌraɪtɪŋ
exciting
ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ
fighting
ˈfaɪtɪŋ
firefighting
ˈfaɪəˌfaɪtɪŋ
floodlighting
ˈflʌdˌlaɪtɪŋ
handwriting
ˈhændˌraɪtɪŋ
inviting
ɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ
lighting
ˈlaɪtɪŋ
microlighting
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌlaɪtɪŋ
moonlighting
ˈmuːnˌlaɪtɪŋ
screenwriting
ˈskriːnraɪtɪŋ
sighting
ˈsaɪtɪŋ
siting
ˈsaɪtɪŋ
slighting
ˈslaɪtɪŋ
songwriting
ˈsɒŋˌraɪtɪŋ
underwriting
ˈʌndəˌraɪtɪŋ
uninviting
ˌʌnɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ
whiting
ˈwaɪtɪŋ
writing
ˈraɪtɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STREET LIGHTING

street credibility
street crime
street cry
street directory
street door
street fighting
street furniture
street guide
street justice
street level
street luge
street map
street market
street number
street party
street people
street person
street photographer
street piano
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WORDS THAT END LIKE STREET LIGHTING

accounting
bullfighting
cage fighting
cockfighting
crime fighting
crime-fighting
direct lighting
extreme fighting
gas lighting
gunfighting
indirect lighting
infighting
overhead lighting
street fighting
strip lighting
strobe lighting
track lighting
UFO sighting
wall lighting
weighting
yachting

Synonyms and antonyms of street lighting in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «street lighting» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STREET LIGHTING

Find out the translation of street lighting to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of street lighting from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «street lighting» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

路灯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

alumbrado público
570 millions of speakers

English

street lighting
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सड़क प्रकाश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إنارة الشوارع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

уличное освещение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

iluminação pública
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রাস্তার আলো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´éclairage des rues
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lampu jalan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Straßenbeleuchtung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

街路照明
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

거리 조명
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lampu jalan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chiếu sáng đường phố
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தெரு விளக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रस्त्यावर प्रकाश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sokak aydınlatması
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

illuminazione stradale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

oświetlenie uliczne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вуличне освітлення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

iluminat stradal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φωτισμός των δρόμων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

straatbeligting
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gatubelysning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gatebelysning
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of street lighting

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STREET LIGHTING»

The term «street lighting» is quite widely used and occupies the 48.768 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STREET LIGHTING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about street lighting

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QUOTES WITH «STREET LIGHTING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word street lighting.
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Richard M. Daley
I'm the one who gets called up about a problem. I'm the one who gets called up about the street lighting and the abandoned car. I'm the one who gets blamed if the police don't arrive. I'm the one they blame if a city truck is broken down.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STREET LIGHTING»

Discover the use of street lighting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to street lighting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Surveillance of Public Space: CCTV, Street Lighting and ...
This book assesses the crime prevention impact of varying types of surveillance, including closed-circuit television and improved lighting.
Kate Painter, Nick Tilley, 1999
2
Road Lighting for Safety
The importance of lighting for the safety of road users, the convenience of people of all levels of ability, and the prevention of street crime can hardly be exaggerated.
D. A. Schreuder, 1998
3
Guide to Electrical Power Distribution Systems
STREET LIGHTING Besides lighting homes, factories, and offices, it is the job of the utility company or local governing bodies to illuminate the streets and highways of the area it serves. In performing this job, as in every other, the aim is to ...
Anthony J. Pansini, 2005
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Outdoor Lighting Guide
It means that the beneficial effects of improved street lighting diffuse to periods when the lights are not on, and thus point to the possibility that the benefits are general and not merely restricted to the ability to see potential offenders at night.
Institution of Lighting Engineers,, 2013
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The Outdoor Lighting Guide
It means that the beneficial effects of improved street lighting diffuse to periods when the lights are not on, and thus point to the possibility that the benefits are general and not merely restricted to the ability to see potential offenders at night.
Institution of Lighting Engineers (Great Britain), 2005
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General Statistics of Cities: Including Statistics of Sewers ...
10 Street lighting. 134 Ba§City, Mich 365 Park. . _ 135 Me eesport Pa 6 7 Street lighting. 136 Lincoln, Ne r. . 11 Park. 137 Racine, Wis. . . . 75 (1°). 138 Macon, Ga .... . . 4 Street lighting. 139 Pasadena, Cal . 100 Park. _ _ 140 Superior, Wis.
‎1917
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General Statistics of Cities: 1916: Including Statistics of ...
15 and 12 at $28.08 each per year. i° Street lighting and park appropriations. 11 Estimated. « Cost for 5 months. '3 29 at $6.50 and 6 at $3 each per year. " Light furnished free. " Rate for 12 months, use, 26 at $60 and 4 at $80 each; number of  ...
United States. Bureau of the Census, Starke McLaughlin Grogan, Arthur J. Hirsch, 1917
8
Reported road casualties Great Britain 2009
17 Reported accidents: by daylight and darkness, road surface condition, built-up and non built-up roads, speed limit and street lighting: 2009 Number of accidents Daylight Darkness 1 lncludes cases where road surface condition was not ...
Great Britain: Department for Transport, ScotlandScottish Executive, Great BritainWelsh Assembly Government, 2010
9
The Urban Origins of Suburban Autonomy
Newark introduced oil lamps to its streets when its population was approximately 14,500, while New York City introduced oil street lighting when its population was approximately 18,000 — very similar figures, especially compared to the wide ...
Richardson Dilworth, 2005
10
The Criminology of Place: Street Segments and Our ...
Street Lighting 100.0% 80.0% 40.0% 60.0% 20.0% 0.0% 1997 50% Concentration 100%Concentration 50%Concentration 100%Concentration 1993 1995 1997 1998 2004 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 throughout the city (see figure ...
David Weisburd, Elizabeth R. Groff, Sue-Ming Yang, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STREET LIGHTING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term street lighting is used in the context of the following news items.
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Less lighting has no impact on crime or collisions, says report
Reduced street lighting at night does not lead to an increase in crime or car crashes, a report suggests. Researchers analysed 14 years of data from 62 councils ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
2
Cedar Falls considering billing utility customers for street lighting
According to a report by UFS, the new funding formula was designed to mirror what street lighting charges to customers would look like if they were recovered ... «Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, Mar 15»
3
Philips signs 'largest street lighting upgrade'
Transformation of Madrid's entire street lighting system will see nearly a quarter of a million luminaires replaced by Philips. «Optics.org, Jan 15»
4
PM Narendra Modi to launch National Programme for street lighting
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday is scheduled to launch a National Programme for street lighting and LED home lighting so as to reduce the energy ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jan 15»
5
BMW develops street lights with electric car-charging sockets
BMW said it has made two prototype "Light and Charge" street lights which ... can be grafted straight onto the existing local authority street lighting infrastructure, ... «Reuters, Nov 14»
6
Poole council to spend £10m on LED street lighting
More than £10m is to be spent on replacing street lights in a town in Dorset. ... The council said the plans would improve street lighting, reduce safety risks and ... «BBC News, Aug 14»
7
Cities plan to save millions of dollars a year with switch to LED lamps
... directors is about to be changed for good as LED street lighting is brought in. While the switch to LED lighting means Los Angeles will save at least $7 million ... «Daily Mail, Feb 14»
8
Not your grandfather's streetlights: LEDs light the way
But a new and unexpected threat is emerging: street lights. For any level of government responsible for managing roadways, street lighting is a critical service. «GreenBiz.com, Dec 13»
9
NYC Is Replacing Its 250000 Street Lights with LEDs
With the announcement, Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan was ready with the puns: "Using LEDs for street lighting is more than just a bright ... «Gizmodo, Oct 13»
10
Blue glowing 'starpath' could be the future of street lighting
Cambridge City Council has covered an historic city pathway with ultraviolet particles which turn blue when the sun sets, in what could be the future of street ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Oct 13»

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