ALL meanings of lantern
lan·tern
L l - noun lantern A lamp with a transparent case protecting the flame or electric bulb, and typically having a handle by which it can be carried or hung. 1
- noun lantern light with handle 1
- noun lantern a transparent or translucent, usually portable, case for enclosing a light and protecting it from the wind, rain, etc. 1
- noun lantern the chamber at the top of a lighthouse, surrounding the light. 1
- noun lantern magic lantern. 1
- noun lantern 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. 1
- noun lantern a light, usually over the entrance to an elevator on each floor of a multistory building, that signals the approach of the elevator. 1
- noun lantern A case of translucent or transparent material made to protect a flame, or light, used to illuminate its surroundings. 0
- noun lantern (theater) Especially, a metal casing with lens used to illuminate a stage (e.g. spotlight, floodlight). 0
- noun lantern (architecture) An open structure of light material set upon a roof, to give light and air to the interior. 0
- noun lantern (architecture) A cage or open chamber of rich architecture, open below into the building or tower which it crowns. 0
- countable noun lantern A lantern is a lamp in a metal frame with glass sides and with a handle on top so you can carry it. 0
- noun lantern (architecture) A smaller and secondary cupola crowning a larger one, for ornament, or to admit light. 0
- noun lantern a light with a transparent or translucent protective case 0
- noun lantern (engineering) A lantern pinion or trundle wheel. 0
- noun lantern a structure on top of a dome or roof having openings or windows to admit light or air 0
- noun lantern (steam engines) A kind of cage inserted in a stuffing box and surrounding a piston rod, to separate the packing into two parts and form a chamber between for the reception of steam, etc.; a lantern brass. 0
- noun lantern the upper part of a lighthouse that houses the light 0
- noun lantern (metalworking) A perforated barrel to form a core upon. 0
- noun lantern a transparent or translucent case for holding a light and protecting it from wind and weather: it usually has a handle on its framework so that it can be carried 0
- noun lantern (zoology) Aristotle's lantern. 0
- noun lantern the room containing the lamp at the top of a lighthouse 0
- verb lantern (Transitive Verb) To furnish with a lantern. 0
- noun lantern an open or windowed structure on the roof of a building or in the upper part of a tower or the like, to admit light or air 0
- noun lantern magic lantern 0