lantern
Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).
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Noun
- A case of [[translucent]] or [[transparent]] material made to protect a flame, or light, used to [[illuminate]] its surroundings.
- {{lb|en|theatre}} Especially, a metal casing with lens used to illuminate a stage (e.g. spotlight, floodlight).
- {{lb|en|architectural element}} An open structure of light material set upon a roof, to give light and air to the interior.
- {{lb|en|architecture}} A cage or open chamber of rich architecture, open below into the building or tower which it crowns.
- {{lb|en|architecture}} A smaller and secondary [[cupola]] crowning a larger one, for ornament, or to admit light.
- {{lb|en|engineering}} A [[lantern pinion]] or [[trundle wheel]].
- {{lb|en|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]].
- {{lb|en|rail transport}} A [[light]] formerly used as a [[signal]] by a railway [[guard]] or [[conductor]] at night.
- {{lb|en|metalworking}} A [[perforated]] [[barrel]] to form a [[core]] upon.
- {{lb|en|zoology}} [[Aristotle's lantern]]
Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To furnish with a lantern.
Adjective
- Of a facial feature, large and squarish in shape as an old-fashioned lantern.
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