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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) :   [ foldoc ]

  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)
       
       

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Lance \Lance\ (l[a^]ns), n. [OE. lance, F. lance, fr. L. lancea;
     cf. Gr. lo`gchh. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A braver soldier never couched lance. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Founding) A small iron rod which suspends the core of the
        mold in casting a shell.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Mil.) An instrument which conveys the charge of a piece
        of ordnance and forces it home.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Pyrotech.) One of the small paper cases filled with
        combustible composition, which mark the outlines of a
        figure.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. (Med.) A lancet.
        [PJC]
  
     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.
        See also freelance, n. and a., and freelancer.
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Lance \Lance\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lanced; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Lancing.]
     1. To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Seized the due victim, and with fury lanced
              Her back.                             --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To open with a lancet; to pierce; as, to lance a vein or
        an abscess.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To throw in the manner of a lance. See Lanch.
        [1913 Webster]

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) :   [ vera ]

  LANCE
       LAN Controller for Ethernet (LAN)
       
       

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  lance
       n 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]
       v 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"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  lance
     Γαλλικά n.
     1 (ετ οπλισμός fr) η λόγχη
     2 η μάνικα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  lance
     Friulian n.
     (l fur lance), spear
     Italian n.
     (plural of it lancia)
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm launce)
     Middle English vb.
     (alt form enm launcen)
     n.
     A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel
  blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen.
     vb.
     1 To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon.
     2 To open with a lancet; to pierce.
     3 To throw in the manner of a lance; to lanch.
     Portuguese n.
     1 throw (gloss: act of throwing something)
     2 bid (gloss: offer at an auction)
     3 (lb pt sports) a series of actions carried out during a game
     4 (lb pt informal) thing (gloss: ''only used for non-physical
  things'')
     5 flight (gloss: series of stairs between landings)
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: lançar)
     Spanish n.
     1 launch (gloss: act of launching)
     2 throw
     3 cast (gloss: fishing)
     4 situation
     5 telling-off; scolding
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: lanzar)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Lance
     n.
     1 (surname en from=patronymics).
     2 (given name en male from=Germanic languages), pet form of
  '''Lancelot''' or transferred use of the surname; by folk etymology
  associated with a lance.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  lance
     n.
     A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel
  blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen.
     vb.
     1 To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon.
     2 To open with a lancet; to pierce.
     3 To throw in the manner of a lance; to lanch.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Lance
     n.
     1 (surname en from=patronymics).
     2 (given name en male from=Germanic languages), pet form of
  '''Lancelot''' or transferred use of the surname; by folk etymology
  associated with a lance.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  lance
     Italian n.
     (plural of it lancia)
     Latin n.
     (inflection of la lanx  abl s)
     Middle French n.
     1 (l en lance) (q: weapon)
     2 lancer; (l en lance)
     Old French n.
     (l en lance) (q: weapon)
     Romanian n.
     spear, (l en lance)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Lance
     n.
     1 (surname en from=patronymics).
     2 (given name en male from=Germanic languages), pet form of
  '''Lancelot''' or transferred use of the surname; by folk etymology
  associated with a lance.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  lance
     Italian n.
     (plural of it lancia)
     Latin n.
     (inflection of la lanx  abl s)
     Middle French n.
     1 (l en lance) (q: weapon)
     2 lancer; (l en lance)
     Old French n.
     (l en lance) (q: weapon)
     Spanish n.
     1 launch (gloss: act of launching)
     2 throw
     3 cast (gloss: fishing)
     4 situation
     5 telling-off; scolding
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: lanzar)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Lance
     n.
     1 (surname en from=patronymics).
     2 (given name en male from=Germanic languages), pet form of
  '''Lancelot''' or transferred use of the surname; by folk etymology
  associated with a lance.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  lance
     Espanja n.
     1 heitto
     2 laukaus, laukaisu
     3 lähtö
     4 julkaisu (tuotteen)
     5 verkonlasku
     Espanja vb.
     (es-v-taivm 1 lanc lanz e)
     Ranska n.
     1 keihäs
     2 peitsi
     Ranska vb.
     (fr-v-taivm 1 l anc e)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  lance
     Franska n.
     (tagg kat=vapen språk=fr) spjut

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Lance /lˈans/
  الرمح

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  lance //læns// //lɑːns// 
  1. улан
  (military) soldier armed with a lance
  2. харпун
  spear or harpoon used by whalers
  3. копие
  wooden weapon used in jousting or tilting

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  lance //læns// //lɑːns// 
  пронизвам
  to pierce with a lance

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  lance /lˈans/ 
  kopí

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  lance /lˈans/
  Lanze  [mil.]  [hist.]
   see: lances, cavalry lance, Holy Lance, Holy Spear, Spear of Destiny, Lance/Spear of Longinus
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  lance //læns// //lɑːns// 
  1. keihäsmies, peitsimies
  (military) soldier armed with a lance
  2. harppuuna
  spear or harpoon used by whalers
  3. keihäs, peitsi
  weapon of war
  4. peitsi
  wooden weapon used in jousting or tilting

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  lance /lˈans/ 
  1. भाला
        "Early man used lance for hunting."

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  lance /lˈans/ 
  1. चीरना, घोंपकर बाहर निकलना
        "Lancing the infected part of the body is very powerful."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  lance /lˈans/
  koplje, nabosti na kop

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  lance /lˈans/
  1. sebészkés
  2. dárda
  3. lándzsa
  4. gerely
  5. szike

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  lance //læns// //lɑːns// 
  ganjur
  weapon of war

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  lance //læns// //lɑːns// 
  1. やす
  spear or harpoon used by whalers
  2. 槍, 矛
  weapon of war

From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lat ]

  lance /lɑːns/
  abies, framea, phalarica

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  lance /lɑːns/
  lans, piek, speer, spies, spiets

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  lance /lˈans/
  1. mızrak, meraklı süvari alayı neferi. lance snake ok yılanı. lancewood  mızrak sapı yapımında kullanılan dayanıklı bir çeşit ağaç.

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  lance /lˈans/
  1. neşter ile yarıp açmak, deşmek.

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

  lance /lˈɑ̃s/ 
  goaf (goafioù /ɡɔafjˈu/), lañs (lañsoù /laɲsˈu/)

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

   (coup de l.) lance /lˈɑ̃s/
  goafad (goafadoù /ɡɔafadˈu/)

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

   (frapper à coups de l.) lance /lˈɑ̃s/
  goafata

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

   (frapper avec une l.) lance /lˈɑ̃s/
  goafañ

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

   (manier la l.) lance /lˈɑ̃s/
  goafata

From français-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-bul ]

  lance /lɑ̃s/ 
  копие

From français-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-deu ]

  lance /lɑ̃s/ 
  1. Speer, Lanze
  2. Speer
  Arme à long bois, terminée par un fer pointu

From français-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-ell ]

  lance /lɑ̃s/ 
  λόγχη, δόρυ

From français-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-fin ]

  lance /lɑ̃s/ 
  keihäs

From français-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-ita ]

  lance /lɑ̃s/ 
  lancia, asta

From français-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-jpn ]

  lance /lɑ̃s/ 
From français-latine FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 :   [ freedict:fra-lat ]

  lance /lɑ̃s/ 
  hasta

From français-lietuvių kalba FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-lit ]

  lance /lɑ̃s/ 
  ietis

From français-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-pol ]

  lance /lɑ̃s/ 
  1. włócznia
  2. kopia, sulica
  Arme à long bois, terminée par un fer pointu

From français-português FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-por ]

  lance /lɑ̃s/ 
  lança

From français-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-rus ]

  lance /lɑ̃s/ 
  копьё
  Arme à long bois, terminée par un fer pointu

From français-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-spa ]

  lance /lɑ̃s/ 
  lanza

From français-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-swe ]

  lance /lɑ̃s/ 
  spjut

From français-Türkçe FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2018.09.13 :   [ freedict:fra-tur ]

  lance /lˈɑ̃s/ 
  mızrak, kargı

From Croatian-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:hrv-eng ]

  lance /lˈantsɛ/
  chains

From Spanish - Asturian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:spa-ast ]

  lance /lˈanθe/
  llance  

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈɫæns/

From IPA:es_MX :   [ IPA:es_MX ]

  

/lanse/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  119 Moby Thesaurus words for "lance":
     amputate, assegai, auger, ax, bayonet, bisect, bite, bore, bowl,
     broach, butcher, carve, cast, catapult, chop, chuck, chunk, cleave,
     countersink, cut, cut away, cut in two, cut off, dagger, dart,
     dash, dichotomize, dirk, dissever, drill, empierce, excise, fire,
     fissure, fix, fling, flip, fork, gash, gore, gouge, gouge out,
     hack, halve, heave, hew, hole, honeycomb, hurl, hurtle, impale,
     incise, javelin, jerk, jigsaw, knife, lancet, launch, let fly, lob,
     needle, open, pare, pass, peg, pelt, penetrate, perforate, pierce,
     pike, pink, pitch, pitchfork, plunge in, poniard, prick, prune,
     punch, puncture, put, put the shot, ream, ream out, rend, riddle,
     rive, run through, saber, saw, scissor, serve, sever, shy, skewer,
     slash, slice, sling, slit, snap, snip, spear, spike, spit, split,
     stab, stick, stiletto, sunder, sword, tap, tear, throw, tilt, toss,
     transfix, transpierce, trepan, trephine, whittle
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 枪矛,执矛战士;
  v. 以枪矛攻击,冲进;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 枪矛,执矛战士
     vt. 以枪矛攻击,冲进
     vi. 急进

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