lantern.

1. A raised glazed structure that admits light through a roof or crowns a dome.

2. A light housed within a protective casing, often portable.

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Words that belong together

• roof lantern
• dome lantern

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A roof lantern illuminated the central hall.

The dome lantern stood above the surrounding roofs.

Usage notes

Primary category: architecture. Forms: Singular lantern; plural lanterns. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.