Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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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.