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Rarelaunces
The correct spelling is launces.
How to pronounce launces
noun
Say it like: Lau-nse-s
The correct spelling is launces. A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen.
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Definition
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.
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