Light-polluted
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Light-polluted is an adjective meaning Of an area, having too much artificial light including street lighting, which prevents stars etc. being seen in a clear night sky.
Meaning
Of an area, having too much artificial light including street lighting, which prevents stars etc. being seen in a clear night sky.
Example Sentences
With most of us living in urban areas under the glare of streetlights, remote railway viaducts are among the most stunning features that can nowadays be photographed in near total darkness. Ribblehead Viaduct, on the world-famous Settle-Carlisle Line, is certainly no exception - its setting within the Yorkshire Dales National Park represents one of the least light-polluted areas of the country.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include starlighted, purblind, illlit, starlit, searchlighted, gloomy.
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