Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: lantern
IPA transcription: [l'æntɚn]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: lantern
    Meaning: light in a transparent protective case
Usage examples
  • Now look at just that one thing of the lantern.
  • Sandridge lighted the camp lantern and read the letter.
  • It is short, and the lantern lighted it from end to end.
  • A lighted lantern was kept hanging over Mr. Shimerda's head.
  • "We have not oil enough to keep a light in the lantern for one night.
  • "Now, then, Harry, my boy, open the gates, and mother will bring us the lantern."
  • "What's that over your shoulders?" Santa Claus continued, holding up his lantern.
  • "Oh, do you suppose she caught them at the magic lantern show?" she said miserably.
  • Yesterday the planet Venus appeared under similar circumstances as a ship's side-light or Japanese lantern.
  • When I got up on one of the stools and peered into it, I saw some quilts and a pile of straw. The old man held the lantern.