dark lantern
Concealable light source
A dark lantern is a lantern with a shutter or sliding panel that can conceal the light without extinguishing it.
The design allowed the bearer to move in darkness, then reveal light only when needed.
Dark lanterns appear frequently in historical accounts of burglars, smugglers, and night watchmen: He crept through the alley with a dark lantern.
- nightlampBedside illumination device
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- deadlightVessel's window protection
- obscureUnknown to most
- cloak-and-daggerInvolving secret intrigue
cloak · hidden compartment · espionage · covert operation · lanternlight · veil · mask · dead of night · smuggler · shadow · flashlight · carbide lamp · brightness · oil lamp · hurricane lamp · illumination · gas lamp · lighting
dark lanterntorch
Handheld burning light source
beacon · searchlight · open flame · flare · brazier
dark lanternbeacon
Guiding light source
lighthouse · signal lamp · warning light · harbor light · signal fire
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