Lantern meaning in Urdu & English |
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(1) - Lantern (v. t.) To furnish with a lantern; as, to lantern a lighthouse. (2) - Lantern (n.) See Aristotle's lantern. (3) - Lantern (n.) A perforated barrel to form a core upon. (4) - Lantern (n.) A kind of cage inserted in a stuffing box and surrounding a piston rod, to separate the packing into two parts and form a chamber between for the reception of steam, etc. ; -- called also lantern brass. (5) - Lantern (n.) A lantern pinion or trundle wheel. See Lantern pinion (below). (6) - Lantern (n.) A smaller and secondary cupola crowning a larger one, for ornament, or to admit light; such as the lantern of the cupola of the Capitol at Washington, or that of the Florence cathedral. (7) - Lantern (n.) A cage or open chamber of rich architecture, open below into the building or tower which it crowns. (8) - Lantern (n.) An open structure of light material set upon a roof, to give light and air to the interior. (9) - Lantern (n.) Something inclosing a light, and protecting it from wind, rain, etc. ; -- sometimes portable, as a closed vessel or case of horn, perforated tin, glass, oiled paper, or other material, having a lamp or candle within; sometimes fixed, as the glazed inclosure of a street light, or of a lighthouse light.
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