lantern
[lan-tern]
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.
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
1250–1300; Middle English lanterne < Latin lanterna (< Etruscan) < Greek lamptḗr lamp, light
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Examples from the Web for lantern
Contemporary Examples of lantern
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 CharactersMarlow Stern
August 5, 2014
Historical Examples of lantern
There, by the light of a lantern, he and Jud made Andrew as comfortable as possible.
Way of the LawlessMax Brand
He got up from his chair, lighted a lantern, and went outside.
Way of the LawlessMax Brand
He lighted the lantern, and Hal Dozier went down the steep steps, humming.
Way of the LawlessMax Brand
The telegram was found, and the captain read it, while Tim held the lantern.
In the Midst of AlarmsRobert Barr
Imagine scouts scouring the woods with a lantern—with a lantern, Renny!
In the Midst of AlarmsRobert Barr
lantern
noun
Word Origin for lantern
C13: from Latin lanterna, from Greek lamptēr lamp, from lampein to shine
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