lance en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- läns (Received-Pronunciation)
- /læns/ (US)
- /lɑːns/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- lăns (US)
- (US) audio
Etymology
From Middle English launce, from Old French lance, from Latin lancea.
Meanings
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A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen.
Thy brother’s blood the thirsty earth hath drunk, Broach’d with the steely point of Clifford’s lance[…]
c. 1591–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iii], line 15:The head of the lance was commonly of the leaf form, and sometimes approached that of the lozenge; it was very seldom barbed, although this variety, together with the others, appears upon the Bayeux Tapestry.
1909, Charles Henry Ashdown, European Arms & Armor, page 65:
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A wooden spear, sometimes hollow, used in jousting or tilting, designed to shatter on impact with the opposing knight’s armour.
What will you do, good greybeard? Break a lance, And run a-tilt at Death within a chair?
1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii], line 49:
- A spear or harpoon used by whalers and fishermen.
- A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer.
- An instrument which conveys the charge of a piece of ordnance and forces it home.
- A small iron rod which suspends the core of the mold in casting a shell.
- (qualifier:pyrotechnics) One of the small paper cases filled with combustible composition, which mark the outlines of a figure.
- A lancet.
- A piece in the game of shogi that can move directly forward any number of squares.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lances | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
lance-knight · demilance · lance snake · lancefish · hand-lance · lance-ovate · stink-fire lance · lance sergeant · break one's lance · lancelike · lanceman · sand lance · break a lance · lance corporal · fire lance · lanciform · lancebill · lance bombardier · lancepod · lancehead · lanceless · hand lance · oxygen lance · fer-de-lance · freelance · lance-corporal · lance fish · thermal lance · lancer · lance rest · thermic lance · lance knight · lance-jack · lancewood · lance bucket · microlance · lance skink · the tongue wounds more than a lance · oxylance
Relateds
Translations (125)
id ganjur (weapon of war) · et oda (weapon of war) · ka ლახვარი (weapon of war) · oc lança (weapon of war) · io lanco (wooden weapon used in jousting or tilting) · tr mızrakçı ((military) soldier armed with a lance) · cy gwaywffon (wooden weapon used in jousting or tilting) · es lancero ((military) soldier armed with a lance) · egy mrḥ (weapon of war) · hu lándzsás ((military) soldier armed with a lance) · tr kargılı ((military) soldier armed with a lance) · tr mızrak (weapon of war) · fi peitsi (weapon of war) · de Lanze (weapon of war) · mi rāti (weapon of war) · ka შუბოსანი ((military) soldier armed with a lance) · la lancea (weapon of war) · hu lándzsa (weapon of war) · ka შუბი (weapon of war) · nl lans (spear or harpoon used by whalers) · th ทวน (weapon of war) · ckb نێزە (weapon of war) · pt lança (wooden weapon used in jousting or tilting) · cy tryfer (spear or harpoon used by whalers) · hy գեղարդ (weapon of war) · pl lansjer ((military) soldier armed with a lance) · ro suliță (weapon of war) · cs dlouhé kopí (wooden weapon used in jousting or tilting) · sa शल्य (weapon of war) · ca llança ((military) soldier armed with a lance) · hu szigony (spear or harpoon used by whalers) · gd gath (weapon of war) · nci tepoztōpīlli (weapon of war) · de Harpune mit Sprenggeschoss ((military) instrument which conveys the charge of a piece of ordinance) · kk найза (weapon of war) · ja 矠 (spear or harpoon used by whalers) · tl tulag (weapon of war) · hy նիզակ (weapon of war) · hu kopja (wooden weapon used in jousting or tilting) · mk ко́пје (weapon of war) · ga sleá (weapon of war) · eo lanco (wooden weapon used in jousting or tilting) · hu lándzsa (wooden weapon used in jousting or tilting) · ast llanza (weapon of war) · mi tao (weapon of war) · ja 簎 (spear or harpoon used by whalers) · bg копие (wooden weapon used in jousting or tilting) · tr mızraklı ((military) soldier armed with a lance) · non spjót (weapon of war) · he רֹמַח (weapon of war) · kmr nize (weapon of war) · it lancia (weapon of war) · es lanza (weapon of war) · mi rāti (spear or harpoon used by whalers) · mn жад (weapon of war) · scn lanza (weapon of war) · io lanco (weapon of war) · fi peitsimies ((military) soldier armed with a lance) · ca llança (weapon of war) · gd sleagh (weapon of war) · pt lança (weapon of war) · fi keihäsmies ((military) soldier armed with a lance) · fo langspjót (weapon of war) · sc lantza (weapon of war) · fo lansi (weapon of war) · enm launce (weapon of war) · pl lanca (weapon of war) · bg копие (weapon of war) · fr lance (wooden weapon used in jousting or tilting) · fa نیزهور ((military) soldier armed with a lance) · cs kopí (weapon of war) · bg харпун (spear or harpoon used by whalers) · cs dřevec (wooden weapon used in jousting or tilting) · fi keihäs (weapon of war) · ca llança (wooden weapon used in jousting or tilting) · da lanse (weapon of war) · mk ко́пје (wooden weapon used in jousting or tilting) · ja 矛 (weapon of war) · sc lancia (weapon of war) · grc λόγχη (weapon of war) · pl kopia (weapon of war) · fi peitsi (wooden weapon used in jousting or tilting) · kmr nîze (weapon of war) · hy տեգ (weapon of war) · fr lance (spear or harpoon used by whalers) · nl lans (weapon of war) · el λόγχη (weapon of war) · pl ułan ((military) soldier armed with a lance) · kk сүңгі (weapon of war) · ja 槍 (weapon of war) · fa نیزه (weapon of war) · bg улан ((military) soldier armed with a lance) · ru пи́ка (weapon of war) · fi harppuuna (spear or harpoon used by whalers) · fr lance ((military) soldier armed with a lance) · uga 𐎎𐎗𐎈 (weapon of war) · vec lancia (weapon of war) · ka ჰოროლი (weapon of war) · mk ко́пје (spear or harpoon used by whalers) · gl lanza (weapon of war) · ro lăncier ((military) soldier armed with a lance) · cy gwaywffon (weapon of war) · cmn 長矛 /长矛 (weapon of war) · ms tombak (weapon of war) · ro fuște (weapon of war) · de Lanze (wooden weapon used in jousting or tilting) · pl harpun (spear or harpoon used by whalers) · de Harpune (spear or harpoon used by whalers) · ane jö (weapon of war) · fr lance (weapon of war) · pt lanceiro ((military) soldier armed with a lance) · eo lanco (weapon of war) · nl lans (wooden weapon used in jousting or tilting) · pl kopia (wooden weapon used in jousting or tilting) · ru копейщик ((military) soldier armed with a lance) · tr zıpkın (spear or harpoon used by whalers) · tr cirit (wooden weapon used in jousting or tilting) · fur lance (weapon of war) · mk ко́пјаник ((military) soldier armed with a lance) · la lancia (weapon of war) · vec lansa (weapon of war) · ro lance (weapon of war) · de Lanzer ((military) soldier armed with a lance) · enm launce (wooden weapon used in jousting or tilting) · cs harpuna (spear or harpoon used by whalers)