LANTERN

/ˈlæn.tən/
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Definition

/ˈlæn.tən/
noun
  1. A case of translucent or transparent material made to protect a flame, or light, used to illuminate its surroundings.
  2. Especially, a metal casing with lens used to illuminate a stage (e.g. spotlight, floodlight).
  3. An open structure of light material set upon a roof, to give light and air to the interior.
  4. A cage or open chamber of rich architecture, open below into the building or tower which it crowns.
  5. A smaller and secondary cupola crowning a larger one, for ornament, or to admit light.
    “the lantern of the cupola of the Capitol at Washington, or that of the Florence cathedral”
verb
  1. To furnish with a lantern.
    “to lantern a lighthouse”

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