All lantern synonyms
lan·tern
L l noun lantern
- lamp — any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas. Compare fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp.
- beacon — A beacon is a light or a fire, usually on a hill or tower, which acts as a signal or a warning.
- torch — a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- flashlight — Also called, especially British, torch. a small, portable electric lamp powered by dry batteries, LEDs, or a tiny generator.
- light — a light product, as a beer or cigarette.
- searchlight — a device, usually consisting of a light and reflector, for throwing a beam of light in any direction.
- gaslight — light produced by the combustion of illuminating gas.
- hurricane lamp — a candlestick or oil lantern protected against drafts or winds by a glass chimney.