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Definitions of lantern in various dictionaries:
noun - light in a transparent protective case
An often portable case with transparent or translucent sides for holding and protecting a light.
A decorative casing for a light, often of paper.
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| Revere signaler |
| Portable light |
| Jacklight |
| Camping item |
| Light case |
| You can make light of it |
| In tents light? |
| Old North Church sight |
| Torch's kin |
| Camper's light |
| Possible Dictionary Clues |
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| a lamp with a transparent case protecting the flame or electric bulb, and typically having a handle by which it may be carried or hung. |
| light in a transparent protective case |
| a light inside a container that has a handle for holding it or hanging it up, or the container itself |
| a light enclosed in a container that has a handle for holding it or hanging it up, or the container itself |
| An often portable case with transparent or translucent sides for holding and protecting a light. |
| A decorative casing for a light, often of paper. |
| A light and its protective or decorative case. |
| The room at the top of a lighthouse where the light is located. |
| Obsolete A lighthouse. |
| A structure built on top of a roof or dome with open or windowed walls to admit light and air. |
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Today, English-speakers use the term lantern to describe many types of portable lighting, but lanterns originated as a protective enclosure for a light sourceusually a candle or a wick in oilto make it easier to carry and hang up, and more reliable outdoors or in drafty interiors. * Lanterns were usually made from a metal frame with several sides (usually four, but up to eight), commonly with a hook or hoop of metal on top. Windows of some translucent material would be fitted in the sides, now usually glass or plastic but formerly thin sheets of animal horn, or tinplate punched with holes or decorative patterns; though some antique lanterns have only a metal grid, clearly indicating their function was that outlined below. * Though primarily used to prevent a burning candle or wick being extinguished, another important function was to reduce the risk of fire should a spark leap from the flame or the light be dropped. This was especially important below deck on ships: a fire on a wooden sh |