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Definition of Storm lantern

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

Lexicographical Neighbors of Storm Lantern

Literary usage of Storm lantern

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. In the Shade of an Acacia Tree: Memoirs of a Health Officer in Africa, 1945-1959 by Frank L. Lambrecht (1991)
"His equipment included a crowbar, a hand- spray-gun, a bottle of creosote, an old trowel, a storm lantern and the usual mpanga. He would walk along one side ..."

2. In the Shade of an Acacia Tree: Memoirs of a Health Officer in Africa, 1945-1959 by Frank L. Lambrecht (1991)
"... a bottle of creosote, an old trowel, a storm lantern and the usual mpanga. He would walk along one side of the road with a rather firm step and an ..."

3. Homage to a Broken Man: The Life of J. Heinrich Arnold by Peter Mommsen (2004)
"Lighting a storm lantern, he went outside to investigate. Sure enough, he saw a figure running. He loosed the dog and followed its barks, ..."

4. Sabra Crossing: An Ecological Adventure in the North Atlantic by Michael L. Frankel (1991)
"It was fun finding specialty items that performed double duty, like the decorative oil lantern in the main cabin that could also be used as a storm lantern ..."

5. A Desert Rose by Tarella Quin (1913)
"For a moment, on the glass of the window, the glint of the storm-lantern returning, reddened the wet pane, then Mr. Curtis entered, shivering. ..."

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