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lanternless

lanternless adjective: without a lantern.

Adjective

lanternless (not comparable)

  1. Without a lantern.
    • She watched as the lanterns emerged in the north, and then she watched as a lanternless scout headed out to spy and judge the enemy, and bring back information that might help douse the flames.2016, Dean F. Wilson, The Chains of War

Origin of lanternless

From lantern + -less.

Questions about lanternless

What does lanternless mean?
Lanternless means without a lantern.
What part of speech is lanternless?
Lanternless is an adjective.

Words near lanternless in the dictionary

  1. lanternflies
  2. lanternfly
  3. lanterning
  4. lanternist
  5. lanternists
  6. lanternless
  7. lanternlight
  8. lanternlights
  9. lanternlike
  10. lanternman
  11. lanternmen

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