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Meanings of dark lantern in English
Spanish
farol oscuro Candle lantern with a sliding shutter so that it may conveniently be made dark without extinguishing the candle.
A lantern with a single opening and a sliding panel that can be closed to conceal the light.
Usage of dark lantern in English
1
Then the light of a dark lantern was flashed on the scene.
2
There was a quick vision of three men and a dark lantern.
3
We saw the sudden flash of a dark lantern inside the room.
4
Kleefisch glanced uneasily around, clutched the dark lantern more closely to him.
5
He advances with caution; a dark lantern is in his hand.
6
The burglar had a dark lantern, and he was standing by the plate-basket.
7
It was a dark lantern, flashing light before it, itself all in shadow.
8
He had carefully turned off the light of his dark lantern.
9
Bearing a dark lantern, he took the lead and Richard followed.
10
There was no gas here, but the constable's dark lantern showed the way.
11
He had a dark lantern, which he held towards the ground.
12
This time he was carryin' a dark lantern and a bucket.
13
Bring with you a jemmy, a dark lantern, a chisel, and a revolver.
14
Bring with you a jemmy, a dark lantern, a chisel, and a revolver.-S.H.
15
Was it a pistol or a dagger or a dark lantern?
16
No self-respecting burglar would think of 'burgling' without a dark lantern.
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