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Lantern 1Definition: Something inclosing a light, and protecting it from wind, rain, etc. sometimes portable, as a closed vessel or case of horn, perforated tin, glass, oiled paper, or other material, having a lamp or candle within; sometimes fixed, as the glazed inclosure of a street light, or of a lighthouse light.
Lantern 2Definition: An open structure of light material set upon a roof, to give light and air to the interior. Lantern 3Definition: A cage or open chamber of rich architecture, open below into the building or tower which it crowns. Lantern 4Definition: A smaller and secondary cupola crowning a larger one, for ornament, or to admit light; such as the lantern of the cupola of the Capitol at Washington, or that of the Florence cathedral. Lantern 5Definition: A lantern pinion or trundle wheel. See Lantern pinion (below). Lantern 6Definition: 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. called also lantern brass. Lantern 7Definition: A perforated barrel to form a core upon. Lantern 8Definition: To furnish with a lantern; as, to lantern a lighthouse. lantern 9Definition: light in a transparent protective case
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