Meanings
nounsky lantern (plural sky lanterns)
plural sky lanterns
- An ornament consisting of a small hot air balloon made of paper, with an opening at the bottom where a small fire is suspended.
Near-synonym: Chinese lantern
Synonyms: Kongming lantern, Chinese lantern
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn ornament consisting of a small hot air balloon made of paper, with an opening at the bottom where a small fire is suspended.
Similar
Kongming lanternChinese lantern
Also see
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 孔明燈 /孔明灯, 天燈 /天灯
- 孔明燈 /孔明灯 (kǒngmíngdēng)paper ornament
- 天燈 /天灯 (tiāndēng)paper ornament
Finnish taivaslyhty
- taivaslyhtypaper ornament
French lanterne céleste
- lanterne célestepaper ornament
German Himmelslaterne
- Himmelslaternepaper ornament
Icelandic sviflukt
- svifluktpaper ornament
Japanese 天灯
- 天灯 (tentō)paper ornament
Korean 풍등
- 풍등 (pungdeung)paper ornament
Portuguese balão, balão de São João
- balãopaper ornament
- balão de São Joãopaper ornament
Russian возду́шный фона́рик, небе́сный фона́рик
- возду́шный фона́рик (vozdúšnyj fonárik)paper ornament
- небе́сный фона́рик (nebésnyj fonárik)paper ornament
- кита́йский фона́рик (kitájskij fonárik)paper ornament
Spanish linterna voladora
- linterna voladorapaper ornament
Thai โคมลอย
- โคมลอย (koom-lɔɔi)paper ornament
Ukrainian пові́тряний ліхта́рик, повітря́ний ліхта́рик
- пові́тряний ліхта́рик (povítrjanyj lixtáryk)paper ornament
- повітря́ний ліхта́рик (povitrjányj lixtáryk)paper ornament
- небе́сний ліхта́рик (nebésnyj lixtáryk)paper ornament
Cite this entry
APA
sky lantern. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sky%20lantern
MLA
“sky lantern.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sky%20lantern. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sky lantern,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sky%20lantern.
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