lantern wheel

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• Lantern wheel — Lantern Lan tern (l[a^]n t[ e]rn), n. [F. lanterne, L. lanterna, laterna, from Gr. lampth r light, torch. See {Lamp}.] 1. Something inclosing a light, and protecting it from wind, rain, etc.; sometimes portable, as a closed vessel or case of horn …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• lantern wheel — noun a small pinion having cylindrical bars instead of teeth, used chiefly in inexpensive clocks • Syn: ↑lantern pinion • Hypernyms: ↑pinion * * * a wheel, used like a pinion, consisting essentially of two parallel disks or heads whose… …   Useful english dictionary

• lantern wheel — a wheel, used like a pinion, consisting essentially of two parallel disks or heads whose peripheries are connected by a series of bars that engage with the teeth of another wheel. Also called lantern pinion, trundle. [1785 95] * * * …   Universalium

• lantern wheel — noun a cylindrical gearwheel …   English new terms dictionary

• Lantern — Lan tern (l[a^]n t[ e]rn), n. [F. lanterne, L. lanterna, laterna, from Gr. lampth r light, torch. See {Lamp}.] 1. Something inclosing a light, and protecting it from wind, rain, etc.; sometimes portable, as a closed vessel or case of horn,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• lantern brass — Lantern Lan tern (l[a^]n t[ e]rn), n. [F. lanterne, L. lanterna, laterna, from Gr. lampth r light, torch. See {Lamp}.] 1. Something inclosing a light, and protecting it from wind, rain, etc.; sometimes portable, as a closed vessel or case of horn …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Lantern jaws — Lantern Lan tern (l[a^]n t[ e]rn), n. [F. lanterne, L. lanterna, laterna, from Gr. lampth r light, torch. See {Lamp}.] 1. Something inclosing a light, and protecting it from wind, rain, etc.; sometimes portable, as a closed vessel or case of horn …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Lantern pinion — Lantern Lan tern (l[a^]n t[ e]rn), n. [F. lanterne, L. lanterna, laterna, from Gr. lampth r light, torch. See {Lamp}.] 1. Something inclosing a light, and protecting it from wind, rain, etc.; sometimes portable, as a closed vessel or case of horn …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Lantern shell — Lantern Lan tern (l[a^]n t[ e]rn), n. [F. lanterne, L. lanterna, laterna, from Gr. lampth r light, torch. See {Lamp}.] 1. Something inclosing a light, and protecting it from wind, rain, etc.; sometimes portable, as a closed vessel or case of horn …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• lantern pinion — or lantern wheel n. an old type of gear consisting of two circular disks connected by projecting bars around their edges * * * …   Universalium

• lantern pinion — or lantern wheel n. an old type of gear consisting of two circular disks connected by projecting bars around their edges …   English World dictionary