meaning of lance
1. To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon.
2. To open with a lancet; to pierce; as, to lance a vein or an abscess.
3. To throw in the manner of a lance. See Lanch.
4. A slender marine fish of the genus Ammodytes, especially Ammodytes tobianus of the English coast; -- called also sand lance.
5. 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.
6. A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer.
7. A small iron rod which suspends the core of the mold in casting a shell.
8. An instrument which conveys the charge of a piece of ordnance and forces it home.
9. One of the small paper cases filled with combustible composition, which mark the outlines of a figure.
10. LANCE Local Area Network Controller for Ethernet. The alternative name for the Am7990 integrated circuit used in a Filtabyte Ethernet controller card.
11. a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions
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