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  1. Lance
    HMS Lance was a British Lightning class destroyer of 1920 tons displacement built under the British War construction programme and launched in 1940 and sunk during the Second World War. She was armed with six 4.7-inch guns; several smaller guns and eight 21-inch torpedo tubes. She was powered by two...
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  2. Lance
    The rigid tube of a pesticide sprayer, usually metal and trigger mechanism, commonly employed to determine direction of pesticide spray or dust.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  3. 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
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  4. LANCE
    Line Algorithm for Navigation in a Combat Environment
    Found on http://www.tornado-data.com/siteinfo/glo

  5. Lance
    Battlefield surface-surface-missile system [US]
    Found on http://www.jedsite.info/index.html

  6. 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 Although superseded by the sword and firearms from the 17thC, the lance was re-introduced by the French cavalry who adopted it from the Polish lancers during the Napoleonic Wars,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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  7. 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...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/10

  8. 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 d...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/10

  9. 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...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  10. lance
    verb open by piercing with a lancet; `lance a boil`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  11. lance
    verb move quickly, as if by cutting one`s way; `Planes lanced towards the shore`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  12. lance
    (lans) lancet. to cut or incise with a lancet or similar instrument.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  13. 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 an...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  14. 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]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/l/11

  15. 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
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/boys/Lanc

  16. Lance
    Lance is British slang for the penis.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  17. Lance
    Lance is British slang for the penis.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  18. 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)
    Found on http://foldoc.org/LANCE

  19. lance
    long pointed pole used as a weapon in war and jousting
    Found on http://www.castles-of-britain.com/glossa

  20. lance
    • a long pointed rod used as a weapon
    • an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
    • a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions

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  21. Lance
    A heavy spear used by cavalry, usually held under the arm ('couched') while charging.
    Found on http://web.ceu.hu/medstud/manual/SRM/glo

  22. lance
    lance: see spear.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0

  23. Lance
    A lance was a long, spear-like weapon with a pointed head used by cavalry soldiers to unhorse or injure their opponents.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  24. lance
    Type: Term Pronunciation: lans Definitions: 1. To incise a part, as an abscess or boil. 2. A lancet.
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  25. 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 .
    Found on http://www.antique-marks.com/antique-ter



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