Words Containing Lance
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Definition of lance
- 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.
- n. - A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer.
- n. - A small iron rod which suspends the core of the mold in
casting a shell.
- n. - An instrument which conveys the charge of a piece of
ordnance and forces it home.
- n. - One of the small paper cases filled with combustible
composition, which mark the outlines of a figure.
- v. t. - To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon.
- v. t. - To open with a lancet; to pierce; as, to lance a vein or
an abscess.
- v. t. - To throw in the manner of a lance. See Lanch.
Syllable Information
The word lance is a 5 letter word that has 1 syllable . The syllable division for lance is: lance