lantern

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).

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

On such an afternoon, if ever, the Lord High Chancellor ought to be sitting here—as here he is—with a foggy glory round his head, softly fenced in with crimson cloth and curtains, addressed by a large advocate with great whiskers, a little voice, and an interminable brief, and outwardly directing his contemplation to the lantern in the roof, where he can see nothing but fog.

The station also boasts a large semi-domed French pavilion roof with fish-scale tiles and iron cresting, plus a rectangular hall with arcaded upper storey and wooden lantern.

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

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

the lantern of the cupola of the Capitol at Washington, or that of the Florence cathedral

To furnish with a lantern.

to lantern a lighthouse

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

A youngish looking man came up to him, and aggressive-looking type with a hook mouth, a lantern nose, and small beady little cheekbones.