Better street lighting might help to reduce crime.lightinglight‧ing /ˈlaɪtɪŋ/ ●●○ S3 noun [uncountable] 
Better street lighting might help to reduce crime.fluorescent/electric lighting Fluorescent lighting is much cheaper to use than light bulbs.subdued/dim/soft lighting (=lighting that is not very bright)artificial/natural lighting
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- The lighting isn't good for reading.
- Admittedly the décor and lighting help to create the illusion of changing seasons.
- Classroom teachers who look at the lighting in their classroom may question whether they are able to do anything positive to help.
- Diminished revenue was reported on the trams, but increasing profits on the lighting side.
- Finally, an emergency lighting kit should always be ready in an accessible place, in case of a sudden power failure.
- Housed animals must have sufficient lighting to allow for their inspection at any time.
- Ideally lighting should be planned and installed before the walls and ceiling are decorated in case any re-wiring is necessary.
- She hadn't known the lighting would play such an important part.
- Under the Energy Policy Act of 1992 old lighting units are being replaced or upgraded with more efficient types.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Better street lighting might help to reduce crime. Fluorescent lighting is much cheaper to use than light bulbs.
Better street lighting might help to reduce crime. Fluorescent lighting is much cheaper to use than light bulbs. (=lighting that is not very bright)
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES· Energy is being wasted by using artificial lighting when daylight is adequate.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· He used a solid rich surface of paint and liked the simplified shapes produced by artificial lighting.· Ceilings and walls are painted white and artificial lighting is provided by suspended fluorescent lights from Spectrum.· Nearby was a 400-square-yard warehouse with more plants flourishing in conditions controlled by artificial lighting and automatic watering systems.
· The site also offers modern toilet and washing facilities for campers, and tents have electric lighting.· New electric lighting was installed in the cellars, soon to become the air-raid shelters.· Are there any snags regarding wall space, radiators, electric sockets, lighting, windows?· It also supplied and maintained the gas street lighting. Electric street lighting was introduced in 1939.
· Most simply replace the existing rocker switch, but can not be used for controlling the fluorescent lighting.
· And, ideally, the general lighting scheme should be similar in both parts of the room.· A good lighting scheme needs to be a clever combination of task and general lighting.· Make it a rule to use good general lighting but to position a standard lamp or table lamp somewhere behind you.· Task lighting must be combined with general lighting - on its own, it could give you eyestrain.· Stick to your plan of good general lighting and a standard or table lamp behind you.
· Play materials should be used in a situation where there is good lighting directed on to the toys and objects being used.· There were flowers, some handsome furniture, one or two pieces of sleek modern sculpture, good lighting.· A good lighting scheme needs to be a clever combination of task and general lighting.· The presence of any type of visible dirt under good lighting conditions on any surface or definable area.· Make sure lettuce is available all the time and in sufficient quantity. Good lighting is also necessary.· The Department acknowledges the basic need to provide workplaces with easy access, good lighting and an inviting atmosphere.· Make it a rule to use good general lighting but to position a standard lamp or table lamp somewhere behind you.· The tasting room needs an even temperature and good natural lighting, with silence and no distractions or interruptions.
· Curve's new lighting designer, Lawrence, is soon to join the police force.· The recent development of the electronic ballast switches on a new era in lighting technology.
· Don't strain your eyes by putting up with poor lighting.· Any visual task is rendered more difficult and fatiguing if it is undertaken in poor lighting.
NOUN· Roseau, the capital, had primitive street lighting, no smart shops, and nowhere to post a letter.· Television broadcasting was to be reduced, as were air conditioning, street lighting and floodlit sports events.· Examples include street lighting and pollution control.· The most successful of all proposals in the exhibition is to leave the existing building-mounted street lighting alone.· The buildings block out the street lighting.· Stucco lies in drifts of powdered plaster. Street lighting is spasmodic and piped water comes in sluggish fits and starts.· We residents and poll tax payers of Everton have to endure little or no street lighting at all.· It also supplied and maintained the gas street lighting.
· They seemed to have their own lighting system trained on them, a glow of success and power.· His hand closed on the torch he kept there as a safeguard against the house's arbitrary lighting system.· All are simple to use and compatible with existing lighting systems in the home.· Automatic time switches attached to your lighting system are easy to fit and a marvellous idea for those who live alone.· Different parts of the lighting system can come on at different times.· In spite of a complicated lighting system, only one candle flickered in an antique silver candlestick.· Flexible lighting systems are also essential for conference and banqueting rooms, where practical or mood lighting must be considered.
· Requirements for lighting fall into two groups-firstly, environmental, and secondly, task lighting.· You will also need some sort of task lighting for the serving area, if you have one.· Taken to Task Task lighting includes bedside lights and also mirror and wardrobe lights.
VERB· They improved the lighting further and obtained a further improvement in productivity in both groups.· It then makes sense to make the effort to improve the lighting.
· You need to experiment, lighting from above, or below or straight on, to see which gives the best effect.· You really need a little more lighting, say two Aquastars.· The units could have a counter top and there would need to be efficient lighting.· This species needs strong lighting to flourish.· You need to check lighting arrangements with the autocue.
· Thorn Lighting, of Borehamwood, is one such company which specialises in providing lighting for tennis courts.· They were using a nearby generator to provide lighting and music.
· Make it a rule to use good general lighting but to position a standard lamp or table lamp somewhere behind you.· He was also the first person to use coal gas for lighting purposes.
WORD FAMILYnounlightlighterlightinglightnessadjectivelightlightedunlitverblightlightenadverblightlylight
the lights that light a room, building, or street, or the quality of the light produced: Better street lighting might help to reduce crime.fluorescent/electric lighting Fluorescent lighting is much cheaper to use than light bulbs.subdued/dim/soft lighting (=lighting that is not very bright)artificial/natural lighting