Lantern
noun
A portable device that gives light. It often has a handle and runs on batteries or can be lit by a flame.
He used a lantern to light up the path in the dark.
Often appears as...
- camping lantern
- oil lantern
noun
A square, round, or octagonal structure on the top of a dome or a roof, with windows or openings, to give light to the space below.
The lantern on top of the dome allows light to enter the cathedral.
Often appears as...
- dome lantern
- roof lantern
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Technical
noun
A type of beetles that can produce and emit light from their bodies.
The garden was filled with fireflies, also known as lightning lanterns.
Often appears as...
- lantern beetle
- lantern bug
noun
A device used in lighthouses or signal buoys to give light to ships.
The lantern of the lighthouse guides ships away from dangerous rocks.
Often appears as...
- lighthouse lantern
- beacon lantern
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Technical
noun
A portable device that gives light. It often has a handle and runs on batteries or can be lit by a flame.
He used a lantern to light up the path in the dark.
Often appears as...
- camping lantern
- oil lantern
noun
A square, round, or octagonal structure on the top of a dome or a roof, with windows or openings, to give light to the space below.
The lantern on top of the dome allows light to enter the cathedral.
Often appears as...
- dome lantern
- roof lantern
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
noun
A type of beetles that can produce and emit light from their bodies.
The garden was filled with fireflies, also known as lightning lanterns.
Often appears as...
- lantern beetle
- lantern bug
noun
A device used in lighthouses or signal buoys to give light to ships.
The lantern of the lighthouse guides ships away from dangerous rocks.
Often appears as...
- lighthouse lantern
- beacon lantern
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Portable Light
Remember, a lantern is a mobile source of light, not fixed in one place.
When the power went out, we used a lantern to find our way around the house.
Pro Tip 2/3Many Shapes
Lanterns can come in different shapes like round, square, or cylindrical.
She bought a round lantern for the camping trip.
Pro Tip 3/3Various Uses
Lanterns are not just for home use; they're also common in camping and fishing.
Our camping lantern hung from a tree at the campsite.
Pro Tip 1/3Portable Light
Remember, a lantern is a mobile source of light, not fixed in one place.
When the power went out, we used a lantern to find our way around the house.
Pro Tip 2/3Many Shapes
Lanterns can come in different shapes like round, square, or cylindrical.
She bought a round lantern for the camping trip.
Pro Tip 3/3Various Uses
Lanterns are not just for home use; they're also common in camping and fishing.
Our camping lantern hung from a tree at the campsite.
Pro Tip 1/3Portable Light
Remember, a lantern is a mobile source of light, not fixed in one place.
When the power went out, we used a lantern to find our way around the house.
Pro Tip 2/3Many Shapes
Lanterns can come in different shapes like round, square, or cylindrical.
She bought a round lantern for the camping trip.
Pro Tip 3/3Various Uses
Lanterns are not just for home use; they're also common in camping and fishing.
Our camping lantern hung from a tree at the campsite.
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Go Inside an Antarctic...
supermarket in the world packed for the lantern fish which is their primary prey here but my favorite part is the crash when the chicks of five weeks old their parents leave them in a kindergarten food becomes scarce during the winter so both of the parents have to go out into the open ocean to hunt depending on
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Safari Live - Day 320 PIPE...
lanterns are very dangerous so they've got to stay locked up like that and then of course a beautiful candle holders look how lovely those are and then that's the barbecue grid over there so that's quite nice I feel like I'm in Beauty and the Beast now what was i character's name who was the candle
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How quantum mechanics...
would be a flashlight, and a cell phone tower would look like a huge lantern. Earth emits infrared radiation because every object with a temperature above absolute zero will emit light. This is called thermal radiation. The hotter an object gets, the higher frequency the light it emits.
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Jeff Hancock: 3 types of...
which suggests that lying is very pervasive. It's this pervasiveness, combined with the centrality to what it means to be a human, the fact that we can tell the truth or make something up, that has fascinated people throughout history. Here we have Diogenes with his lantern.
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Can you solve the bridge...
no more than two people can cross the bridge together, anyone crossing must either hold the lantern or stay right next to it, and any of you can safely wait in the dark on either side of the gorge. Most importantly, everyone must be safely across before the zombies arrive.
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Beyond the edge of the...
up the emotive words that were repeated over and over again we're aliens strange unknown in mysterious this is how we think of a deep sea and then the artwork that goes along with this is cultural construction we often see the lantern fish that Ben are so strange and eerie
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Why is this painting so...
its scale only highlights the nearly life-sized atrocities on display. Some possible relief comes from a lamp held tightly by a ghostly woman reaching out her window. But is her lantern’s hopeful glow truly lighting the scene? Or is it the jagged lightbulb–
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Meet The Lightning Bug...
on the ground there are displays that will absolutely knock your socks off that are not synchronous you don't just need to see the synchronous once to see something beautiful we have one called the Chinese lanterns they will float
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Feras Fayyad: The...
In our village, growing up, there was no stable electricity supply. We spend most of our nights around gas lanterns and told stories about Syrian mythological superbeings that protected the vulnerable.
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The discoveries awaiting...
What we do know is fascinating. You may be imagining huge monsters lurking in the deep sea, but most of the animals are very small, like this lantern fish.
Video examples
Go Inside an Antarctic...
supermarket in the world packed for the lantern fish which is their primary prey here but my favorite part is the crash when the chicks of five weeks old their parents leave them in a kindergarten food becomes scarce during the winter so both of the parents have to go out into the open ocean to hunt depending on
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 320 PIPE...
lanterns are very dangerous so they've got to stay locked up like that and then of course a beautiful candle holders look how lovely those are and then that's the barbecue grid over there so that's quite nice I feel like I'm in Beauty and the Beast now what was i character's name who was the candle
Video examples
How quantum mechanics...
would be a flashlight, and a cell phone tower would look like a huge lantern. Earth emits infrared radiation because every object with a temperature above absolute zero will emit light. This is called thermal radiation. The hotter an object gets, the higher frequency the light it emits.
Video examples
Jeff Hancock: 3 types of...
which suggests that lying is very pervasive. It's this pervasiveness, combined with the centrality to what it means to be a human, the fact that we can tell the truth or make something up, that has fascinated people throughout history. Here we have Diogenes with his lantern.
Video examples
Can you solve the bridge...
no more than two people can cross the bridge together, anyone crossing must either hold the lantern or stay right next to it, and any of you can safely wait in the dark on either side of the gorge. Most importantly, everyone must be safely across before the zombies arrive.
Video examples
Beyond the edge of the...
up the emotive words that were repeated over and over again we're aliens strange unknown in mysterious this is how we think of a deep sea and then the artwork that goes along with this is cultural construction we often see the lantern fish that Ben are so strange and eerie
Video examples
Why is this painting so...
its scale only highlights the nearly life-sized atrocities on display. Some possible relief comes from a lamp held tightly by a ghostly woman reaching out her window. But is her lantern’s hopeful glow truly lighting the scene? Or is it the jagged lightbulb–
Video examples
Meet The Lightning Bug...
on the ground there are displays that will absolutely knock your socks off that are not synchronous you don't just need to see the synchronous once to see something beautiful we have one called the Chinese lanterns they will float
Video examples
Feras Fayyad: The...
In our village, growing up, there was no stable electricity supply. We spend most of our nights around gas lanterns and told stories about Syrian mythological superbeings that protected the vulnerable.
Video examples
The discoveries awaiting...
What we do know is fascinating. You may be imagining huge monsters lurking in the deep sea, but most of the animals are very small, like this lantern fish.
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Quote examples
Alan Siegel
American Businessman
Our national purpose, not our party differences, must define the American Brand. We must change the conversation from one centered around what defines our differences to one that hangs a lantern on what binds us, supports our collective well being and makes us all stronger and more productive as a result.
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Goodluck Jonathan
Nigerian Statesman
In my early days in school, I had no shoes, no school bags. There were days I had only one meal... I walked miles and crossed rivers to school every day. Didn't have power, didn't have generators, studied with lanterns, but I never despaired.
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Michael Paterniti
American Writer
Roja Dove - who, at 58, is a stock-straight six feet and handsome with lantern jaw, blue eyes, and impeccably combed silvering hair on the sides of an otherwise tanned bald head - may possess the finest nose in the world.
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Laura Ingalls Wilder
American Author
But in the east the sky was pale and through the gray woods came lanterns with wagons and horses, bringing Grandpa and Grandma and aunts and uncles and cousins.
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William Butler Yeats
Irish Poet
I have believed the best of every man. And find that to believe is enough to make a bad man show him at his best, or even a good man swings his lantern higher.
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Catriona Gray
Filipino Model
Seeing lights being put up along the street and these colored lanterns called parols being put up at people's houses makes Christmas in Philippines magical.
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Dan Millman
American Author
Faith means living with uncertainty - feeling your way through life, letting your heart guide you like a lantern in the dark.
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Ricky Whittle
British Actor
I have always thought beach weddings are beautiful. A sunset ceremony with a beautiful sky, white drapes and fire lanterns.
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James Broughton
American Director
I had a toy theater and a magic lantern, and when I was eight I built a stage for theatricals in the attic.
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Isabel Yosito
American Artist
Idle is the day and lantern the hour as I delight in the splendor of your kiss grog.
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Alan Siegel
American Businessman
Our national purpose, not our party differences, must define the American Brand. We must change the conversation from one centered around what defines our differences to one that hangs a lantern on what binds us, supports our collective well being and makes us all stronger and more productive as a result.
Quote examples
Goodluck Jonathan
Nigerian Statesman
In my early days in school, I had no shoes, no school bags. There were days I had only one meal... I walked miles and crossed rivers to school every day. Didn't have power, didn't have generators, studied with lanterns, but I never despaired.
Quote examples
Michael Paterniti
American Writer
Roja Dove - who, at 58, is a stock-straight six feet and handsome with lantern jaw, blue eyes, and impeccably combed silvering hair on the sides of an otherwise tanned bald head - may possess the finest nose in the world.
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Laura Ingalls Wilder
American Author
But in the east the sky was pale and through the gray woods came lanterns with wagons and horses, bringing Grandpa and Grandma and aunts and uncles and cousins.
Quote examples
William Butler Yeats
Irish Poet
I have believed the best of every man. And find that to believe is enough to make a bad man show him at his best, or even a good man swings his lantern higher.
Quote examples
Catriona Gray
Filipino Model
Seeing lights being put up along the street and these colored lanterns called parols being put up at people's houses makes Christmas in Philippines magical.
Quote examples
Dan Millman
American Author
Faith means living with uncertainty - feeling your way through life, letting your heart guide you like a lantern in the dark.
Quote examples
Ricky Whittle
British Actor
I have always thought beach weddings are beautiful. A sunset ceremony with a beautiful sky, white drapes and fire lanterns.
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James Broughton
American Director
I had a toy theater and a magic lantern, and when I was eight I built a stage for theatricals in the attic.
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Isabel Yosito
American Artist
Idle is the day and lantern the hour as I delight in the splendor of your kiss grog.
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