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lantern

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as in candle
a device that provides light and that usually has a glass covering and can be carried by a handle carried a lantern to the barn

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“Lantern.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lantern. Accessed 6 Dec. 2022.

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