lantern vs street light

lantern

adj
  • Of a facial feature, large and squarish in shape as an old-fashioned lantern. 

verb
  • To furnish with a lantern. 

noun
  • A light formerly used as a signal by a railway guard or conductor at night. 

  • An open structure of light material set upon a roof, to give light and air to the interior. 

  • 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.; a lantern brass. 

  • Aristotle's lantern 

  • A smaller and secondary cupola crowning a larger one, for ornament, or to admit light. 

  • A lantern pinion or trundle wheel. 

  • A case of translucent or transparent material made to protect a flame, or light, used to illuminate its surroundings. 

  • Especially, a metal casing with lens used to illuminate a stage (e.g. spotlight, floodlight). 

  • A cage or open chamber of rich architecture, open below into the building or tower which it crowns. 

  • A perforated barrel to form a core upon. 

street light

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