lantern wheel lantern sprat • lanyard knot · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · lantern wheel · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 13 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) a small pinion having cylindrical bars instead of teeth, used chiefly in inexpensive clocks. Synonyms: lantern pinion. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074 w latin small letter w U+0077