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Lamp vs Lantern - What's the difference?

lamp | lantern |

As nouns the difference between lamp and lantern

is that lamp is a device that generates heat, light or other radiation while lantern is a case of translucent or transparent material made to protect a flame, or light, used to illuminate its surroundings.

As verbs the difference between lamp and lantern

is that lamp is to hit, clout, belt, wallop while lantern is to furnish with a lantern.

As an acronym LAMP

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lamp

English

(wikipedia lamp)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A device that generates heat, light or other radiation.
  • A device containing oil, burnt through a wick for illumination; an oil lamp.
  • A piece of furniture holding one or more electric light sockets.
  • Derived terms

    * Davy lamp * table lamp

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (slang) to hit, clout, belt, wallop
  • to hunt at night using a lamp; see lamping
  • (slang) to hang out or chill; to do nothing in particular
  • Anagrams

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    References

    * 1000 English basic words ----

    lantern

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic) lanthorn

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A case of translucent or transparent material made to protect a flame, or light, used to illuminate its surroundings.
  • (architecture) An open structure of light material set upon a roof, to give light and air to the interior.
  • (architecture) A cage or open chamber of rich architecture, open below into the building or tower which it crowns.
  • (architecture) 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
  • (engineering) A lantern pinion or trundle wheel.
  • (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.
  • (metalworking) A perforated barrel to form a core upon.
  • (zoology) Aristotle's lantern
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To furnish with a lantern.
  • to lantern a lighthouse

    See also

    * lamp * torch