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Definition of Hurricane 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 Hurricane Lantern
Literary usage of Hurricane lantern
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Tropical Trials: A Hand-book for Women in the Tropics by Shelley Leigh Hunt, Alexander S. Kenny (1883)
"hurricane lantern.—Candlesticks.—Cutlery and Plated Ware. —Knife-cleaning Machine.
— China and Glass.— " Yale " Padlocks.—Table and House Linen. ..."
2. Robed and Crowned: A Memorial of Mrs. Nettie Hill Weeden by Francis Constantine Hill (1891)
"Husband says, ' I will get a " hurricane lantern ; " that kind does not blow out.'
One was obtained—no danger after that; no darkness so dense but we could ..."
3. American Trade-mark Cases Decided by the Courts of the United States: Both by Benjamin Price, Arthur Steuart (1887)
"hurricane lantern Case. TRADE-MARK. WHAT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN INFRINGEMENT OK.
1. In a suit to restrain the use of trade-marks alleged to be simulated, ..."
4. The Arab and the African: Experiences in Eastern Equatorial Africa During a by Septimus Tristram Pruen (1891)
"Almost all other enamelled ware chips, and retains the smell permanently if left
dirty. A real hurricane lantern is- good ; but many ..."
5. Trade Marks, Trade Names for the Businessman. by Munn & Co. (New York, N.Y.), N.Y. Munn & Co. (New York, Thomson Gale (Firm) (1912)
"A manufacturer of a lantern known as a "Hurricane" lantern claimed that the name
of another lantern, called "Tempest," was an infringement. ..."
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