English
Alternative spellings
dark-lantern
Noun
en-noun|sg=dark lantern
- A lantern with a panel that slides to block the light.
#*1891, w:Arthur_Conan_Doyle|Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, w:The_Red-Headed_League|The Red-Headed League:
#*:In the meantime Mr. Merryweather, we must put the screen over that dark lantern."
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