A portable light source, designed to be carried or hung up, typically with an enclosure to protect it from the wind when used outdoors.
Traditional lanterns use a candle or a wick dipped in oil, while modern lanterns use battery-powered lights.
For fixed outdoors lighting, use stone lantern, wooden lantern, or lamppost accordingly. Despite the name, the former two do not fall under this tag.
The following tags are aliased to this tag: lanterns (learn more).
The following tags implicate this tag: holding_lantern, paper_lantern, and wooden_lantern (learn more).