lanterns
Definition
Portable lamps consisting of a transparent or translucent case enclosing a light source, often with a handle for carrying.
Decorative hanging or floating lights, such as paper lanterns used in festivals or Chinese lanterns in gardens.
Devices that project light in a focused beam, historically fueled by oil or candles, now often battery-powered or electric.
Examples
The festival-goers released sky lanterns that drifted upward like ambitious fireflies with wanderlust.
In the blackout, her collection of vintage lanterns turned the living room into a speakeasy without the speakeasy.
He rigged paper lanterns along the patio, fooling guests into thinking he'd hired a decorator instead of raiding the dollar store.
The miners' lanterns bobbed like mischievous ghosts in the tunnel, whispering secrets to the shadows.