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Meanings of luminous pollution in English

The brightening of the night (especially of the night sky) by light sources created by humans.

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        Examples for "light pollution"
        Examples for "light pollution"
        1
        If you can avoid some of the city's light pollution, even better.
        The South African
        2
        In the light pollution maps of Britain, Kielder is a black hole.
        The Guardian
        3
        The Milky Way stands out clearly hundreds of miles from any light pollution.
        BBC
        4
        The less light pollution in your area, the brighter the moon will appear.
        The South African
        5
        These days he doesn't have to worry about light pollution anymore.
        Darkness on the edge of town