street lamp vs street lantern

Both 'street lamp' and 'street lantern' are correct phrases used to refer to a light fixture mounted on a pole in a public area. They are interchangeable and convey the same meaning.

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street lamp

This phrase is correct and commonly used to describe a light fixture mounted on a pole in a public area.

It is used to refer to a light source that illuminates the street or sidewalk.

Examples:

The street lamp flickered on as the sun set.
She walked under the street lamp, feeling safer in its glow.
The city installed new LED street lamps for energy efficiency.
The old street lamp cast a warm light on the cobblestone street.
The street lamp outside his window kept him awake at night.

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I remember the light from the street lamp kept bouncing off it.
The street lamp outside my bedroom has been flashing for two weeks now keeping us all awake.
And every street lamp could be a free access point.
There's a street lamp by the window...
Two people, street lamp, full moon.
Shaver enters the shooting lane illuminated by the street lamp.
Proximity of the street lamp makes it unlikely wild animals would venture onto that section of the highway.
I'm sick of that street lamp flashing in the dark.
It presents the solar panel to the sun, and at night it's a street lamp.
And I just got off the bike... and I smashed it into a street lamp.
Even if that light was out, there's a street lamp right outside the window.
A US company has produced the first street lamp that is powered entirely by the wind and sun, i.e. using only renewable energy.
Enough to power a flashlight, street lamp, an entire city block?
Look at the shadow on Jess' face, then look at the street lamp right here, and here.
They moved it away from the street lamp
'Second night I ever saw Ruth... the three of them sat under the street lamp at the abandoned petrol station...'
A sensor inside each street lamp detects the volume of people or vehicles and changes the angle of illumination according to the speed or direction of the object detected.
Do you remember when we were kids and you went to go inside the Street Lamp Charade?
Colin, do you know what some trainers hung over a street lamp indicates?
That's what happens if you get inspired by the street lamp first, and then do the car second. These bubbles - I can see these bubbles with these hydrogen packages, floating around on the ground driven by AI.

Alternatives:

street light
lamp post
light pole
roadside lamp
public light fixture

street lantern

This phrase is correct and less commonly used than 'street lamp' to describe a light fixture mounted on a pole in a public area.

It is also used to refer to a light source that illuminates the street or sidewalk, but 'street lantern' may evoke a more traditional or decorative image.