jack a lantern
/ˈdʒæk ə ˌlæntərn/
noun
- A pumpkin that has been hollowed out and carved with a face, usually lit with a candle inside, used especially at Halloween.
- The children admired the glowing jack-a-lanterns lining the street.
- Every Halloween, we carve a jack-a-lantern and put it on the front porch.
- She scooped out the pumpkin seeds to make a jack-a-lantern for the party.
- A strange or flickering light seen over marshy ground, thought to be caused by burning gases; also called will-o'-the-wisp.
- Hikers sometimes mistake a jack-a-lantern for a lantern in the distance.
- In the fog, the eerie glow looked like a jack-a-lantern floating above the marsh.
- The old legend says a jack-a-lantern leads travelers into the swamp.