"A weapon of war consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen and often decorated with a small flag; also a spear or harpoon used by whalers and fishermen."
How to pronounce lance in English
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"A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer."
"A small iron rod which suspends the core of the mold in casting a shell."
"An instrument which conveys the charge of a piece of ordnance and forces it home."
"One of the small paper cases filled with combustible composition which mark the outlines of a figure."
"To pierce with a lance or with any similar weapon."
"To open with a lancet; to pierce; as to lance a vein or an abscess."
"To throw in the manner of a lance. See Lanch."