lantern
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++lan·tern /ˈlæntən $ -ərn/ noun [countable] 
Da lamp that you can carry, consisting of a metal container with glass sides that surrounds a flame or light 提灯；灯笼 → Chinese lantern, magic lantern
Da lamp that you can carry, consisting of a metal container with glass sides that surrounds a flame or light 提灯；灯笼 → Chinese lantern, magic lanternExamples from the Corpus
lantern• And thus attired, each of us having a lantern in our hands, we went into the salt mine.• I made Joanna respectable by putting up my anchor lantern, made myself a mug of cocoa, and turned in.• Bobbing lanterns wove in and out of the goods trains in the College Rail Yard.• Years ago it housed all the village activities including lantern slides, then moving pictures when they came into being.• When we were young we tended it like a magic lantern, and we continue to find its place.• Camp stoves, lanterns, electric lanterns and propane heaters without open flames are allowed.• This is because there are so many domes and the lantern of each is pierced with windows.Origin lantern (1200-1300) French lanterne, from Latin, from Greek lampter, from lampein “to shine”lan·tern nounChineseSyllable
carry, lamp that consisting you can a Corpus
lantern
lan‧tern /ˈlæntən $ -ərn/
noun [countable]
a lamp that you can carry, consisting of a metal container with glass sides that surrounds a flame or light
⇨ Chinese lantern, magic lantern
▪ light something that produces light, especially electric light, to help you to see: She switched the kitchen light on. | The lights in the house were all off.
▪lamp an object that produces light by using electricity, oil, or gas - often used in names of lights: a bedside lamp | a street lamp | a desk lamp | a table lamp | an old oil lamp | a paraffin lamp
▪lantern a lamp that you can carry, consisting of a metal container with glass sides that surrounds a flame or light: The miners used lanterns which were lit by candles.
▪torch British English, flashlight American English a small electric lamp that you carry in your hand: We shone our torches around the cavern.
▪candle a stick of wax with a string through the middle, which you burn to give light: The restaurant was lit by candles.
▪bulb the glass part of an electric light, that the light shines from: a 100 watt bulb | an energy-saving light bulb
lan‧tern /ˈlæntən $ -ərn/
noun [countable] Date: 1200-1300
Language: French
Origin: lanterne, from Latin, from Greek lampter, from lampein 'to shine'
Language: French
Origin: lanterne, from Latin, from Greek lampter, from lampein 'to shine'
a lamp that you can carry, consisting of a metal container with glass sides that surrounds a flame or light
⇨ Chinese lantern, magic lantern
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