Lance
English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Lance
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1 n.
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.
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2 n.
A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer.
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3 n.
A small iron rod which suspends the core of the mold in casting a shell.
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4 n.
An instrument which conveys the charge of a piece of ordnance and forces it home.
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5 n.
One of the small paper cases filled with combustible composition, which mark the outlines of a figure.
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6 v. t.
To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon.
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7 v. t.
To open with a lancet; to pierce; as, to lance a vein or an abscess.
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8 v. t.
To throw in the manner of a lance. See Lanch.
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9 n.
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.
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10 n.
A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer.
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11 n.
A small iron rod which suspends the core of the mold in casting a shell.
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12 n.
An instrument which conveys the charge of a piece of ordnance and forces it home.
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13 n.
One of the small paper cases filled with combustible composition, which mark the outlines of a figure.
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14 v. t.
To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon.
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15 v. t.
To open with a lancet; to pierce; as, to lance a vein or an abscess.
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16 v. t.
To throw in the manner of a lance. See Lanch.