Look up: Lance

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   Lance
   A lance was a long, spear-like weapon with a pointed head used by cavalry soldiers to unhorse or injure their opponents.
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   Lance
   The rigid tube of a pesticide sprayer, usually metal and trigger mechanism, commonly employed to determine direction of pesticide spray or dust.
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   lance
   [v] - move quickly, as if by cutting one`s way 2. [v] - pierce with a lance, as in a knights` fight 3. [v] - open by piercing with a lancet, as of a boil
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   LANCE
   Line Algorithm for Navigation in a Combat Environment
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   Lance
   Battlefield surface-surface-missile system [US]
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   LANCE
   Local Area Network Controller for Ethernet. The alternative name for the Am7990 integrated circuit used in a Filtabyte Ethernet controller card. (1995-02-15)
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   lance
   A spear designed to be carried by mounted soldiers. Although superseded by the sword and firearms from the 17thC, the lance was re-introduced by the French cavalry who adopted it from the Polish lancers during the Napoleonic Wars, and in Britain in 1816.
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   Lance
   Lance (lăns) noun [ Middle English lance , French lance , fr . Latin lancea ; confer Greek lo`gchh . Confer Launch .] 1. 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. « A brave ...
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   Lance
   Lance transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Lanced ; present participle & verbal noun Lancing .] 1. To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon. « Seized the due victim, and with fury lanced Her back.» Dryden. 2. To open with a lancet; to pierce; as, to lance a vein o ...
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    lance
    1. 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. 'A braver soldier never couched lance.' (Shak) ... 2. A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer. ... 3. A small iron rod which suspends the core of ...
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    lance
    verb open by piercing with a lancet; `lance a boil`
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    lance
    verb move quickly, as if by cutting one`s way; `Planes lanced towards the shore`
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    Lance
    The term `lance` has become a catchall for a variety of different pole weapons based on the spear. The name is derived from `lancea`, Roman auxiliaries' javelin, although according to the OED, the word may be of Iberian origin. 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 more rare or poetical `to lance`....
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    lance
    (lans) lancet. to cut or incise with a lancet or similar instrument.
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    Lance
    • (v. t.) To open with a lancet; to pierce; as, to lance a vein or an abscess. • (n.) One of the small paper cases filled with combustible composition, which mark the outlines of a figure. • (n.) A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer. • (v. t.) To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon. • (n.) A small iron rod whi...
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    lance
    spear used by cavalry for mounted combat. It usually consisted of a long wooden shaft with a sharp metal point. Its employment can be traced to the ... [2 related articles]
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    Lance
    Lance is a French boy name. The meaning of the name is `Old German knight`s attendant; land ` Where is it used? The name Lance is mainly used In English.How do they say it elsewhere? Lanzo ( In German) Lancelot ( In English and In Welsh Mythology) Launce ( In English) Lance appears In 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 376.. 1970 was a `top yea
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    lance
    long pointed pole used as a weapon in war and jousting
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    lance
    
    1. a long pointed rod used as a weapon
    2. an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
    3. a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions
    
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    Lance
    A heavy spear used by cavalry, usually held under the arm ('couched') while charging.
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    lance
    lance: see spear.
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