lanterns

noun
UK /ˈlæn.tənz/
US /ˈlæn.tɚnz/

Lanterns are lights you can carry or hang up, usually inside a little box or case.

We hung paper lanterns in the garden for the party.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The glass part of a lighthouse that holds the light.

The keeper climbed up to clean the lantern at the top of the tower.

3. A small structure on a roof with windows that lets light in.

Sunlight poured through the lantern on the roof.

4. A Chinese festival where people float or carry glowing lanterns.

During the Lantern Festival, children walk through town with bright lanterns.