lantern
- IPA[ˈlantən]
英式
- a lamp with a transparent case protecting the flame or electric bulb, and typically having a handle by which it may be carried or hung；a square, curved, or polygonal structure on the top of a dome or a room, with the sides glazed or open so as to admit light
noun: lantern, plural noun: lanterns
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a lamp with a transparent case protecting the flame or electric bulb, and typically having a handle by which it may be carried or hung a paper lantern
- 2. a square, curved, or polygonal structure on the top of a dome or a room, with the sides glazed or open so as to admit light the building is well lit by the ring of windows in the octagonal lantern
- ▪ the light chamber at the top of a lighthouse.
