lantern
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- noun
- /ˈlæntərn/
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- There was a broken lantern on the beach beside him.
- jack-o'-lantern
- paper lantern
- hand-held lantern
Also found this giant like Energizer Lantern thing, which is pretty cool.
- Also found this giant like Energizer Lantern thing, which is pretty cool.
- Are you here to with my front porch Lantern and scare my wife?
- Cute glass greenhouse Lantern, small and large.
- OK, maybe the lanterns were the lanterns might have been.
- High. Today I'll design and make something incredible. A Lantern.
Examples
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Who will stand with you under the lantern?
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We were mustered around a kerosene lantern, and names were called from a list.
Fiction book (1991) -
We can bring the lantern if you want.
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I bought a camp bed from him and a lantern; I still have them both.
Fiction book (1990) -
Oh, do you see the lantern?
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Look out for a red lantern.
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OK, light everything up with the lanterns.
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Kohl picked up an electric lantern with his free hand and motioned me toward the door.
Fiction book (1991) -
The room was dark, with only a few smoky lanterns and a fire for illumination.
Fiction book (1992) -
We used a lantern to light our campsite at night.
Synonyms
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Something that gives light for a room or table
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A small battery lamp that you hold to make light
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A small handheld light that uses batteries
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A small light shaped like a pen used to look into eyes or small dark places
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A decorative paper light that folds and glows when lit for festivals
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A small lantern with a sliding cover to hide its light
A light you can carry with a cover that protects a flame or bulb
A portable oil lamp with a glass cover that protects the flame from wind
A portable oil lamp with a glass cover that protects the flame from wind and rain
A paper lantern hung as a decoration at festivals and parties
A small paper lantern with a candle that lights paths at night
A lantern with a sliding cover that hides its light
A small lantern people carry to give light in a procession
A small lamp that uses batteries and gives light you can carry
Antonyms
Compounds
- Archaic
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An early projector that uses glass slides and a lamp to show images on a wall
A plant with bright orange, papery, lantern-shaped coverings around its small fruit
- Specialized
A small wheel used in clocks that has short metal bars instead of teeth
- Archaic
A small glass picture in a frame that you show on a screen with a projector
A large tropical insect with bright colors and a long snout, once thought to give light
A plant from northern California with groups of bright yellow egg-shaped flowers
A large poisonous mushroom with orange caps that grows in tight groups and gills that glow in the dark
An oil lamp with a glass chimney and a metal lid that protects the flame from strong wind
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Etymology
The word lantern comes from the Latin lanterna, meaning a 'small lamp' people could carry or hang, so imagine a light inside a protected case you can hold up or hang. That's why a lantern is a portable light often carried or hung outdoors.