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Lanze — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • lance noun A long spear, traditionally carried by a mounted soldier or knight.

Senses

Lanze is used for these senses in English:

  • glaive (obsolete, historical) A light lance with a long, sharp-pointed head.
  • lance (medicine) Prick or cut open with a sharp instrument.
  • lance Pierce with or as if with a lance.
  • lance Move suddenly and quickly

lance — full definition

  1. noun A long spear, traditionally carried by a mounted soldier or knight.
  2. verb To cut open, especially a boil or abscess, with a sharp instrument to drain it.

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