Sanakirja.org

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Substantiivit

1. A case of translucent or transparent material made to protect a flame, or light, used to illuminate its surroundings.
2. (architecture) An open structure of light material set upon a roof, to give light and air to the interior.
3. (architecture) A cage or open chamber of rich architecture, open below into the building or tower which it crowns.
4. (architecture) A smaller and secondary cupola crowning a larger one, for ornament, or to admit light.
5. (engineering) A lantern pinion or trundle wheel.
6. (steam engines) 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.
7. (metalworking) A perforated barrel to form a core upon.
8. (zoology) Aristotle's lantern

Verbit

1. (transitive) To furnish with a lantern.