|
Lance - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
|
Lance : (noun)
1: a long pointed rod used as a weapon [syn: spear, shaft]
2: an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching
fish [syn: spear, gig, fizgig, fishgig]
3: a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for
punctures and small incisions [syn: lancet]
(verb)
1: move quickly, as if by cutting one's way; "Planes lanced
towards the shore"
2: pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight
3: open by piercing with a lancet; "lance a boil"
Based on WordNet 2.0
|
|
Lance : \Lance\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lanced; p. pr. & vb. n.
Lancing.]
1. To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon.
Seized the due victim, and with fury lanced Her
back. --Dryden.
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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
|
|
Lance : \Lance\, n. [OE. lance, F. lance, fr. L. lancea; cf. Gr.
?. Cf. Launch.]
1. 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.
A braver soldier never couched lance. --Shak.
2. A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer.
3. (Founding) A small iron rod which suspends the core of the
mold in casting a shell.
4. (Mil.) An instrument which conveys the charge of a piece
of ordnance and forces it home.
5. (Pyrotech.) One of the small paper cases filled with
combustible composition, which mark the outlines of a
figure.
Free lance, in the Middle Ages, and subsequently, a knight
or roving soldier, who was free to engage for any state or
commander that purchased his services; hence, a person who
assails institutions or opinions on his own responsibility
without regard to party lines or deference to authority.
Lance bucket (Cavalry), a socket attached to a saddle or
stirrup strap, in which to rest the but of a lance.
Lance corporal, same as Lancepesade.
Lance knight, a lansquenet. --B. Jonson.
Lance snake (Zo["o]l.), the fer-de-lance.
Stink-fire lance (Mil.), a kind of fuse filled with a
composition which burns with a suffocating odor; -- used
in the counter operations of miners.
To break a lance, to engage in a tilt or contest.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
|
|
Lance :
Local Area Network Controller for Ethernet.
The alternative name for the Am7990 integrated circuit used
in a Filtabyte Ethernet controller card.
(1995-02-15)
Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:
|
|
Lance : LAN Controller for Ethernet (LAN)
Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:
|
|
|
|
Example Usage of Lance |
 |
IPazzotti170lck: @duzaofracetto Promoção Semana da Loucura do #Lance Show, dê RT e concorra a um pacote de Lances. E siga @Lance_show dq |
 |
occparis: Vous invite à suivre @FranceWideWeb qui se Lance aujourd'hui. |
 |
efeitokaminari: @Shishio_RJ Minha mãe, um porre de flameguista como você, está mandando avisar que se você não sabe, o Lance está com promoção da camisa... |
|
