Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dark lantern

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables: dark- lantern
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lantern with a panel that slides to block the light.

Example Sentences

"“Yes,” continued the valet, “and sigh his soul to the last puff unobserved, liked the dying flame in a dark lanthorn.”"
"Your silent matches, / Your dark-lantern seize; / Take your file and your skeleton keys!"
"In the meantime, Mr. Merryweather, we must put the screen over that dark lantern."
"The old monk who was the night-janitor of the monastery now appeared bearing in his hand a dark-lantern and a wattle basket with some fruit and a bowl of rice."

Inflected Forms

dark lanterns (plural) dark lanthorn (alternative) dark-lantern (alternative)

Synonyms

blind lantern bull's-eye

Questions

What does dark lantern mean?: A lantern with a panel that slides to block the light.

How to pronounce dark lantern

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