noun
- a portable light with a transparent or translucent covering
- a structure on top of a building with windows to let in light
Usage: architecture
Examples
- We carried a lantern to light our way through the dark forest.
- The camping lantern provided enough light for the entire tent.
- Paper lanterns decorated the garden party.
- The lighthouse keeper lit the lantern at sunset.
- She hung a solar lantern on the porch.
- The cathedral’s lantern tower rose high above the nave.
- Jack-o’-lanterns glowed on every doorstep on Halloween.