lantern
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lan·tern
(lăn′tərn)n.
1.
a. An often portable case with transparent or translucent sides for holding and protecting a light.
b. A decorative casing for a light, often of paper.
c. A light and its protective or decorative case.
2.
a. The room at the top of a lighthouse where the light is located.
b. Obsolete A lighthouse.
3. A structure built on top of a roof or dome with open or windowed walls to admit light and air.
[Middle English, from Old French lanterne, from Latin lanterna, from Greek lamptēr, from lampein, to shine.]
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lantern
(ˈlæntən)n
1. a light with a transparent or translucent protective case
2. a structure on top of a dome or roof having openings or windows to admit light or air
3. the upper part of a lighthouse that houses the light
4. (Photography) photog short for magic lantern
[C13: from Latin lanterna, from Greek lamptēr lamp, from lampein to shine]
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lan•tern
(ˈlæn tərn)n.
1. a transparent or translucent, usu. portable, case for enclosing a light and protecting it from the wind, rain, etc.
2. the chamber at the top of a lighthouse, surrounding the light.
4.
a. a structure with open or windowed sides on top of a roof or dome, admitting light or air to the enclosed area below.
b. any light, decorative structure of relatively small size crowning a roof, dome, etc.
[1250–1300; Middle English lanterne < Latin lanterna (< Etruscan) < Greek lamptḗr lamp, light]
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lantern
- Traces back to Greek lucerna, "lamp."See also related terms for lamp.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() Chinese lantern - a collapsible paper lantern in bright colors; used for decorative purposes bull's-eye, dark lantern - a lantern with a single opening and a sliding panel that can be closed to conceal the light jack-o'-lantern - lantern carved from a pumpkin lamp - an artificial source of visible illumination |
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lantern
noun lamp, light, torch, flashlight She took out a lantern and struck a match.
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Translations
فانوس
lucerna
lanterne
lanterno
lámpás
lampiljósker
žibintuvas
lākturislaterna
lucerna
fenjer
lantern
[ˈlæntən]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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lantern
n (also Archit) → Laterne f ? Chinese lantern
lantern
:lantern-jawed
adj → hohlwangig
lantern slide
n → Glasdiapositiv nt, → Lichtbild nt
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lantern
(ˈlӕntən) noun a case for holding or carrying a light.
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lantern
n. linterna, farol.
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