HURRICANE LANTERN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hurricane lantern mean? 

• HURRICANE LANTERN (noun)
  The noun HURRICANE LANTERN has 1 sense:

1. an oil lamp with a glass chimney and perforated metal lid to protect the flame from high winds; candlestick with a glass chimney

  Familiarity information: HURRICANE LANTERN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HURRICANE LANTERN (noun)

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Meaning:

An oil lamp with a glass chimney and perforated metal lid to protect the flame from high winds; candlestick with a glass chimney

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

hurricane lamp; hurricane lantern; storm lamp; storm lantern; tornado lantern

Hypernyms ("hurricane lantern" is a kind of...):

lamp (an artificial source of visible illumination)