lantern
a transparent or translucent, usually portable, case for enclosing a light and protecting it from the wind, rain, etc.
the chamber at the top of a lighthouse, surrounding the light.
Architecture.
a tall, more or less open construction admitting light to an enclosed area below.
any light, decorative structure of relatively small size crowning a roof, dome, etc.
an open-sided structure on a roof to let out smoke or to assist ventilation.
a light, usually over the entrance to an elevator on each floor of a multistory building, that signals the approach of the elevator.
Origin of lantern
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How to use lantern in a sentence
The lantern also has three brightness levels, and each facet can be adjusted using an included remote control.
Best portable fans: Stay chill on a hot day with a cooling personal fan | Irena Collaku | July 21, 2021 | Popular-ScienceYou can easily collapse or expand the lantern to determine when you need it and how much light it should give off.
Best Amazon Prime deals on outdoor gear: Find top Amazon Prime Day 2021 discounts | Billy Cadden | June 22, 2021 | Popular-SciencePaper lanterns hung above your patio dining area can bring a touch of romance to meals enjoyed outdoors.
There are stones and rosaries, candles and photos, flags, ribbons, lanterns, bells and beads, and flowers, so many flowers, on the ground, in vases and plastic wrapping.
The Intersection Where George Floyd Died Has Become a Strange, Sacred Place. Will Its Legacy Endure? | Janell Ross/Minneapolis | April 16, 2021 | TimeWe keep candle lanterns at the cabin, and I remembered there was a battery-powered LED work light in the truck’s tool kit.
While I was working on Green lantern, I met [DC Comics Chief Creative] Geoff Johns.
Arrow has been embraced by fans and audiences in a way that the Green lantern movie certainly never was.
Our first episode will really hang a lantern on everything being reset, and they just go right back to who they were.
'Archer Creator Adam Reed on 'Vice,' Season 6's 'Unreboot,' and New Characters | Marlow Stern | August 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDC Comics had a golden opportunity to bring a black superhero to the screen in the Green lantern film.
Netflix and Marvel’s ‘Luke Cage’ and a Brief History of Black Superheroes | Chancellor Agard | November 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTLast summer, DC Comics revealed that Alan Scott, the original Green lantern, was gay.
Could Spider-Man Be Gay? Andrew Garfield Thinks So. | Kevin Fallon | July 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWe sat in silence, watching through the window the old man's lantern as he swung away toward home.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson Lloyd"I thought we hit a man," said the engineer, swinging his lantern far out into the darkness.
A Lost Hero | Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward and Herbert D. WardThe engineer took his lantern and silently went back and swung the spot of fire in the black, cold air.
A Lost Hero | Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward and Herbert D. WardAnd just as I came up I saw Mrs. Maloney, marvellously attired, fumbling with a lantern.
Three More John Silence Stories | Algernon BlackwoodI slept soundly enough when I was not following my father about the house with a candle, or about the hills with a lantern.
Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
British Dictionary definitions for lantern
/ (ˈlæntən) /
a light with a transparent or translucent protective case
a structure on top of a dome or roof having openings or windows to admit light or air
the upper part of a lighthouse that houses the light
photog short for magic lantern
Origin of lantern
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