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lantern meaning in Tamil

கூண்டு விளக்கு

UK/ˈlæntən//ˈlæ̝ntɚn/

lantern in Tamil: கூண்டு விளக்கு, விளக்கு, கண்ணாடி விளக்கு. In English, lantern means a case of translucent or transparent material made to protect a flame, or light, used to illuminate its surroundings.

Tamil words for lantern

கூண்டு விளக்கு, விளக்கு, கண்ணாடி விளக்கு

English meaning of lantern

  1. noun A case of translucent or transparent material made to protect a flame, or light, used to illuminate its surroundings.
  2. noun Especially, a metal casing with lens used to illuminate a stage (e.g. spotlight, floodlight).
  3. noun An open structure of light material set upon a roof, to give light and air to the interior.
  4. noun A cage or open chamber of rich architecture, open below into the building or tower which it crowns.

Full definition of lantern

lantern in a sentence

  • the lantern of the cupola of the Capitol at Washington, or that of the Florence cathedral
  • to lantern a lighthouse

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Questions about lantern in Tamil

What is the meaning of lantern in Tamil?
Lantern in Tamil is கூண்டு விளக்கு, விளக்கு, கண்ணாடி விளக்கு.
lantern என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Lantern: கூண்டு விளக்கு, விளக்கு, கண்ணாடி விளக்கு.
What does lantern mean in English?
Lantern means a case of translucent or transparent material made to protect a flame, or light, used to illuminate its surroundings.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: lantern (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: lantern (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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