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lance: see spear spear, primitive weapon consisting of a wooden shaft tipped with a sharp point, usually 8 to 9 ft (2.4–2.7 m) in length. The point was made first of flint, later of bronze, and ultimately of steel; the spear has been in use since prehistoric times, originally ..... Click the link for more information. . lance 1. Surgery another name for lancet 2. short for sand lance (another name for sand eel) 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.
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In a village of La Mancha, the name of which I have no desire to call to mind, there lived not long since one of those gentlemen that keep a lance in the lance-rack, an old buckler, a lean hack, and a greyhound for coursing. Dian had seen and recognized me, and was trying to extricate herself from the grasp of her captor, who, handicapped by his strong and agile prisoner, was un-able to wield his lance effectively upon the two jaloks. The other knight made no response other than to rest his lance upon his thigh and with lowered point ride toward his ebon adversary. |
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