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lantern
noun
- a transparent or translucent case for holding a light and protecting it from wind and weather: it usually has a handle on its framework so that it can be carried
- the room containing the lamp at the top of a lighthouse
- an open or windowed structure on the roof of a building or in the upper part of a tower or the like, to admit light or air
- magic lantern
See lantern in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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