lan‧tern /ˈlæntən $ -ərn/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: French; Origin: lanterne, from Latin, from Greek lampter, from lampein 'to shine']
a lamp that you can carry, consisting of a metal container with glass sides that surrounds a flame or light
⇒ Chinese lantern, magic lantern

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lantern
noun
VERB + LANTERN light, shine He shone his lantern into the dark room.
blow out, put out
LANTERN + VERB glow, shine | hang The lantern hung from the roof.

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light something that produces light, especially electric light, to help you to see:
She switched the kitchen light on.
The lights in the house were all off.
lamp an object that produces light by using electricity, oil, or gas - often used in names of lights:
a bedside lamp
a street lamp
a desk lamp
a table lamp
an old oil lamp
a paraffin lamp
lantern a lamp that you can carry, consisting of a metal container with glass sides that surrounds a flame or light:
The miners used lanterns which were lit by candles.
torch British English, flashlight American English a small electric lamp that you carry in your hand:
We shone our torches around the cavern.
candle a stick of wax with a string through the middle, which you burn to give light:
The restaurant was lit by candles.
bulb the glass part of an electric light, that the light shines from:
a 100 watt bulb
an energy-saving light bulb
headlight (also headlamp) one of the two large lights at the front of a vehicle:
It was getting dark so she switched the headlights on.
sidelight British English, parking light American English one of the two small lights next to the main lights, at the front and back of a car
tail light one of the two red lights at the back of a vehicle
indicator British English, turn signal American English one of the lights on a car that flash to show which way the car is turning

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