lance

1. Surgery another name for lancet

2. short for sand lance (another name for sand eel)

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lance

[lans]

(medicine)

To cut or open, as with a lancet.

(metallurgy)

To cut into but not through the piece of work.

Lance

[lans]

(ordnance)

A surface-to-surface missile that has inertial guidance and a liquid propulsion system, to provide artillery support for infantry, armored, mechanized, and airborne divisions.

LANCE

Local Area Network Controller for Ethernet.

The alternative name for the Am7990 integrated circuit used in a Filtabyte Ethernet controller card.

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The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.

Lance

a thrusting weapon with which infantry and cavalry were armed from very ancient times. It is a variation of the spear. The lance is 3 m 30 cm long, with a tip that is 12 cm long.

Lances continued to be used in the infantry until the early 18th century. Most countries had lance cavalry units until World War I, and in a number of countries they lasted until the 1930’s. The Soviet Cavalry was armed with lances until 1931.

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"#LtGenRanbirSingh, #ArmyCdrNC, and all ranks salute the supreme sacrifice of Lance Naik Sandeep Thapa and offer deepest condolences to the family.

Indian Army salutes Sandeep Thapa's supreme sacrifice

'We need people who believe in us - like Nico and Lance.'

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Lance posted an adorable shot of the new family of three

Tom Daley's husband Dustin Lance Black takes their newborn son Robbie to work in adorable Instagram snap; The American screenwriter and British diver Tom, 24, welcomed their first child via a surrogate on June 27

The competition is held annually to identify the young Regular drummer or bugler, substantive Corporal or Lance Corporal who has individually contributed most during the previous twelve months.

SOLDIER'S PRESTIGIOUS PRIZE FOR MUSICAL GIFTS

I was supported financially through grants that Lance had created for young Maori studying health and it was good knowing he was only a text or phone call away.

O'Sullivan inspires passion for nursing

"Lance is not quite bedbound, but I believe he would be had I not kept him at home and kept him stimulated every day.

'He's like a baby in an adult body' Partner's heartbreaking battle to care for the man she loves after he was diagnosed with rare dementia

He shared: "Lance and I had a period of time apart, and then comingback together and realising we're meant for each other.

Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black to wed

The total cost was PS2664 and Lance paid the PS830 deposit by credit card.

My husband died, we couldn't go on holiday. Isn't that reason enough to get our cash back? Mum's fury after travel firm delay cash refund

In 1959, Lance returned to teaching at Hobart Technical Boys High School, at which time he joined STAT.

Spritely centenarian attends CONASTA 65

Lance Corporal Allan Douglas, 22, of Aberdeen, was serving with The Highlanders when he was shot dead on January 30, 2006, in the Maysan area.

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Due to the fact that so little is known about the biology of Sand Lance in the inland waters of Washington, commercial exploitation of this species is prohibited by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (Bargmann 1998).

Nearshore distribution of Pacific Sand Lance (Ammodytes personatus) in the inland waters of Washington State