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lance

UK
/lɑːns/
US
/læns/

Translations

lancenoun
lances
pl
UK
/lɑːns/
US
/læns/
lanceArme d'hast.
The knight lowered his lance as he prepared to charge at his opponent.
Le chevalier baissa sa lance avant de charger son adversaire.
lanceTechnique ou outil de soudage et de découpe.
The welder adjusted the lance to ensure a precise cut through the metal.
Le soudeur a réglé la lance pour assurer une coupe précise dans le métal.
Additional translations
lancierSens historique, soldat de cavalerie armé d'une lance.
harponSurtout pour la chasse aux grands poissons ou aux baleines.
Synonyms
javelin
shaft
staff
pole
spear
lanceverb
lanced
Past Simple
lanced
Past Participle
lancing
Gerund
UK
/lɑːns/
US
/læns/
inciserSens médical.
The doctor decided to lance the boil to drain the infection.
Le médecin a décidé d'inciser le furoncle pour drainer l'infection.
s'élancerSens de mouvement brusque vers l'avant.
With a shout, the cavalryman lanced forward into the fray.
Avec un cri, le cavalier s'est élancé vers la mêlée.
Synonyms
pierce
cut
impale
spear
stab
lanceadjective
UK
/lɑːns/
US
/læns/
Used attributively to denote a temporary or acting military rank, as in 'lance corporal'.
Additional translations
suppléantEmploi militaire, dans des appellations comme « lance corporal ».

Definitions

lancenoun
A long weapon with a wooden shaft and a pointed steel head, formerly used by a horseman in charging.
The knight lowered his lance as he prepared to charge at his opponent.
A spear used for hunting large fish or whales.
The fisherman used a lance to catch the massive marlin.
A metal pipe supplying a jet of oxygen to a furnace or to a hot flame for cutting.
The welder adjusted the lance to ensure a precise cut through the metal.
A cavalry soldier armed with a lance; a lancer (historical).
The lances formed up on the right flank, their pennants fluttering in the wind.
lanceverb
To cut open (an abscess, boil, or wound) with a sharp instrument so as to release fluid.
The doctor decided to lance the boil to drain the infection.
To make a sudden forward thrust or charge, especially with a weapon.
With a shout, the cavalryman lanced forward into the fray.
lanceadjective
Holding a temporary or acting rank, especially below corporal or sergeant in the military hierarchy.
He was promoted to lance corporal after only six months of service.
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