streetlight

Also known as streetlamp, street lamp, street light, light pole, lamppost, light standard, lamp standard, streetlamps

raised source of light on the edge of a road or walkway

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OpenStreetMap tag: highway=street_lamp
Commons category: Street lights
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A street light, light pole, lamp pole, lamppost, streetlamp, light standard, or lamp standard is a raised source of light on the edge of a road or path. Similar lights may be found on a railway platform. When urban electric power distribution became ubiquitous in developed countries in the 20th century, lights for urban streets followed, or sometimes led.