Uk English Meaning of lantern
lantern
Other Uk English words related to lantern
- candle
- Torch
- lamp
- Lighting
- arc lamp
- Arc lamp
- beacon
- candelabra
- Candelabrum
- chandelier
- Dark lantern
- Electric
- flare
- flashbulb
- floodlight
- fluorescent lamp
- Gaslight
- headlight
- Incandescent light bulb
- Light bulb
- Lighthouse
- sconce
- spotlight
- streetlight
- Sun lamp
- flash
- Flashcube
- Gasolier
- girandole
- Illuminant
- kleig light
- Kleig light
Nearest Words of lantern
Definitions and Meaning of lantern in English
lantern (n)
light in a transparent protective case
lantern (n.)
Something inclosing a light, and protecting it from wind, rain, etc. ; -- sometimes portable, as a closed vessel or case of horn, perforated tin, glass, oiled paper, or other material, having a lamp or candle within; sometimes fixed, as the glazed inclosure of a street light, or of a lighthouse light.
An open structure of light material set upon a roof, to give light and air to the interior.
A cage or open chamber of rich architecture, open below into the building or tower which it crowns.
A smaller and secondary cupola crowning a larger one, for ornament, or to admit light; such as the lantern of the cupola of the Capitol at Washington, or that of the Florence cathedral.
A lantern pinion or trundle wheel. See pinion (below).
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. ; -- called also lantern brass.
A perforated barrel to form a core upon.
See Aristotle's lantern.
lantern (v. t.)
To furnish with a lantern; as, to lantern a lighthouse.
FAQs About the word lantern
lantern
light in a transparent protective caseSomething inclosing a light, and protecting it from wind, rain, etc. ; -- sometimes portable, as a closed vessel or case o
candle,Torch,lamp,Lighting,arc lamp,Arc lamp,beacon,candelabra,Candelabrum,chandelier
No antonyms found.
lanterloo => lanterloo, lantanuric => Lantanuric, lantanum => lanthanum, lantanium => Lanthanum, lantana => Lantana,
