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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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