English Explanatory Dictionary

lantern tower

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tower with a series of openings, built over the junction of the nave and transept of a cruciform church.

Word forms

lantern tower lantern towers

Etymology

From its main function, to let natural light inside the building.

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