[{"word":"lanterns","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A case of translucent or transparent material made to protect a flame, or light, used to illuminate its surroundings.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Especially, a metal casing with lens used to illuminate a stage (e.g. spotlight, floodlight).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An open structure of light material set upon a roof, to give light and air to the interior.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A cage or open chamber of rich architecture, open below into the building or tower which it crowns.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A smaller and secondary cupola crowning a larger one, for ornament, or to admit light.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"the lantern of the cupola of the Capitol at Washington, or that of the Florence cathedral"},{"definition":"A lantern pinion or trundle wheel.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(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.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A light formerly used as a signal by a railway guard or conductor at night.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A perforated barrel to form a core upon.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Aristotle's lantern","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lantern","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lanterns"]}]