bull's-eye

1. 1.

   a lantern with a single opening and a sliding panel that can be closed to conceal the light

   Synonymsdark lantern

   Broaderlantern

Questions about bull's-eye

What does bull's-eye mean?

bull's-eye means "a lantern with a single opening and a sliding panel that can be closed to conceal the light".

How many syllables are in bull's-eye?

bull's-eye has 2 syllables and divides as bull'-s-eye under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for bull's-eye?

Close synonyms include dark lantern. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.