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- Dictionarylance/lɑːns/
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: 1. a long, thin pole with a sharp point that soldiers used in the past as a weapon when riding…. Learn more.
- English (US)
LANCE meaning: 1. a long, thin pole with a sharp point that...
- Znaczenie Lance, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
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- Lance: Polish Translation
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- Lance: Ukrainian Translation
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- Lance: German Translation
LANCE translate: die Lanze, aufstechen. Learn more in the...
- Lance Turkish Translation
LANCE translate: mızrak, neşterle yarmak/deşmek. Learn more...
- Lance Spanish Translation
lance translate: lanza, sajar, abrir con lanceta, lanza,...
- Portuguese Translation
LANCE translate: lança, lancetar, lança, lancetar. Learn...
- English (US)
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.
noun. a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging. a cavalry soldier armed with such a weapon; lancer. an implement resembling the weapon, as a spear for killing a harpooned whale.
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. the sand lance. See sand eel. verb (transitive) 5. to pierce (an abscess or boil) with a lancet to drain off pus. 6. to pierce with or as if with a lance.
A lance is a long weapon with a pointed head, used by horsemen or for hunting. It can also mean a surgical knife or a verb meaning to pierce or open something.
Definitions of lance. noun. a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon. synonyms: shaft, spear. see more. noun. an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish. synonyms: fishgig, fizgig, gig, spear. see more. noun. a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions. synonyms: lancet.
A lance is a weapon with a long wooden handle and a pointed metal end that was used by people fighting on horses in the past. Learn how to pronounce, use and spell lance with Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
