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Uncommonlance
The correct spelling is lance.
How to pronounce lance
/lɑːns/
nounIPA: /lɑːns/
Say it like: Lan-se
The correct spelling is lance. A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen. For example: "Seized the due victim, and with fury lanced Her back. Dryden."
Usage Examples
“Seized the due victim, and with fury lanced Her back. Dryden.”
“to lance a vein or an abscess”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen.
- 2.A wooden spear, sometimes hollow, used in jousting or tilting, designed to shatter on impact with the opposing knight’s armour.
- 3.A spear or harpoon used by whalers and fishermen.
- 4.A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer.
- 5.An instrument which conveys the charge of a piece of ordnance and forces it home.
verb
- 1.To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon.
- 2.To open with a lancet; to pierce
- 3.To throw in the manner of a lance; to lanch.
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