dark lantern in English

noun
1
a lantern with a movable panel that can be used to hide the light.
Nearly the whole district is abandoned at night; only watchmen and policemen traverse its narrow lanes with their dark lanterns ’.
noun
    bull's-eye

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1. Absconce (plural Absconces) A dark lantern used in church to read prayers etc during a service.