Definition of "lantern" []

• An often portable case with transparent or translucent sides for holding and protecting a light. (noun)
• A decorative casing for a light, often of paper. (noun)
• A light and its protective or decorative case. (noun)
• The room at the top of a lighthouse where the light is located. (noun)
• Obsolete A lighthouse. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Imagine scouts scouring the woods with a lantern -- with a _lantern_, Renny!"
• "Ignoring his role and starting with another lantern is just silly."
• "“Tá álík” = hanging lamps, often in lantern shape with coloured glass and profuse ornamentation; the Maroccan are now familiar to"