word | lantern |
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sentence | Mr. Merryweather stopped to light a lantern, and then conducted us down a dark, earth-smelling passage, and so, after opening a third door, into a huge vault or cellar, which was piled all round with crates and massive boxes. |
definition | [noun] 1. A case of translucent or transparent material made to protect a flame, or light, used to illuminate its surroundings. 2. (theater) Especially, a metal casing with lens used to illuminate a stage (e.g. spotlight, floodlight). 3. (architecture) An open structure of light material set upon a roof, to give light and air to the interior. [verb] (transitive) To furnish with a lantern. |
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