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A lance in the original sense is a light throwing spear or javelin. The English verb to launch "fling, hurl, throw" is derived from the term (via Old French lancier), as well as the rarer or poetic to lance. The term from the 17th century came to refer specifically to spears not thrown, used for thrusting by heavy cavalry, and ...
LANCE definition: 1. a long, thin pole with a sharp point that soldiers used in the past as a weapon when riding…. Learn more.
Learn the noun and verb meanings of lance, a word for a sharp object or a weapon. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of lance.
Learn about the lance, a spear used by cavalry for mounted combat, from ancient to modern times. Find out how the lance evolved, how it was employed in battle and tournaments, and how it was outdated by firearms and machine-guns.
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lance in British English. (lɑːns ) noun. 1. a long weapon with a pointed head used by horsemen to unhorse or injure an opponent. 2. a similar weapon used for hunting, whaling, etc. 3. surgery another name for lancet. 4.
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noun
- 1. a long weapon with a wooden shaft and a pointed steel head, formerly used by a horseman in charging: "the warriors bore lances tipped with iron or steel"
- 2. a metal pipe supplying a jet of oxygen to a furnace or to make a very hot flame for cutting.
verb
- 1. prick or cut open (an abscess or boil) with a lancet or other sharp instrument: "abscesses should not be lanced until there is a soft spot in the centre"
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Lance definition: a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.. See examples of LANCE used in a sentence.
lance. a weapon with a long wooden handle and a pointed metal end that was used by people fighting on horses in the past. Definition of lance noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
