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lantern

[ lan-tern ]

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noun

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.
magic lantern.
Architecture.
1. a tall, more or less open construction admitting light to an enclosed area below.
2. any light, decorative structure of relatively small size crowning a roof, dome, etc.
3. 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.

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
See magic lantern
photog short for magic lantern

Origin of lantern¹

1250–1300; Middle English lanterne < Latin lanterna (< Etruscan ) < Greek lamptḗr lamp, light

Origin of lantern¹

C13: from Latin lanterna, from Greek lamptēr lamp, from lampein to shine

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.

DC Comics had a golden opportunity to bring a black superhero to the screen in the Green Lantern film.

Last summer, DC Comics revealed that Alan Scott, the original Green Lantern, was gay.

We sat in silence, watching through the window the old man's lantern as he swung away toward home.

"I thought we hit a man," said the engineer, swinging his lantern far out into the darkness.

The engineer took his lantern and silently went back and swung the spot of fire in the black, cold air.

And just as I came up I saw Mrs. Maloney, marvellously attired, fumbling with a lantern.

I slept soundly enough when I was not following my father about the house with a candle, or about the hills with a lantern.

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