noun
large paper lantern on a pole
A traditional Japanese lantern, often used in festivals or processions, mounted on a long pole and carried high.
祭りでは、高張提灯が夜道を照らしていた。
At the festival, large paper lanterns on poles lit up the night streets.
Variant with okurigana; less common but still used.
提灯 is a general paper lantern, while 高張提灯 specifically refers to a large one mounted on a pole.
Compound of 高張 (たかはり, 'high-stretched') and 提灯 (ちょうちん, 'paper lantern'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term describes a lantern raised high on a pole.