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Lance meaning

  1. A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen.
  2. A wooden spear, sometimes hollow, used in jousting or tilting, designed to shatter on impact with the opposing knight’s armour.
  3. A spear or harpoon used by whalers and fishermen.

Synonyms of Lance

spear move go travel surgical knife lancet implement fishgig fizgig gig weapon system arm weapon shaft locomote

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Using Lance

  • The main meaning on this page is: A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen. | A wooden spear, sometimes hollow, used in jousting or tilting, designed to shatter on impact with the opposing knight’s armour. | A spear or harpoon used by whalers and fishermen.
  • Useful related words include: spear, move, go, travel.
  • Possible Dutch translations are: lans.
  • In the example corpus, lance often appears in combinations such as: lance stroll, and lance, lance corporal.

Context around Lance

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 12 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Lance

  • In this selection, "lance" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, promoted, kigongo, trainer, corporal, stroll and storm stand out and add context to how "lance" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a promoted lance 成香 narikyō and about superspy lance sterling voiced. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "lance" sits close to words such as examiner, jaguars and lockdowns, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with lance

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

A lot of people in America still think of Lance Armstrong when it comes to cycling. (16 words)

According to Cam Inman, Lynch claims the Trey Lance trade interest is “a lot of smoke really. (17 words)

He named the deceased as Lance Corporal Christopher Kigongo, Lance Corporal Lord Charles Mangwi and Private Charles Akatwongyera. (18 words)

Lance (unit organization) main As a small unit that surrounded a knight when he went into battle during the 14th and 15th centuries, a lance might have consisted of one or two squires, the knight himself, one to three men-at-arms, and possibly an archer. (46 words)

And you will turn off the TV and go to bed and wake up the next morning humming the got danged thing and wondering if there’s a way to surgically lance the portion of your brain that contains it. (40 words)

The weirdness is doubled by the fact the orphaned Walter views Lance as a surrogate father figure, then doubled again when it transpires the pigeon Lance has become is specifically female (though still equipped with Smith's voice). (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

He named the deceased as Lance Corporal Christopher Kigongo, Lance Corporal Lord Charles Mangwi and Private Charles Akatwongyera.

A very slow stop for Lance Stroll, not sure why exactly but this has been a very messy few races for Lance Stroll.

Lorcan worked on Riddle with a Half Crab which Mauro noted was a tribute to Lorcan’s trainer Lance Storm (isn’t everyone trained by Lance Storm?).

We’ve British soldiers Lance Corporal Will Schofield (George MacKay) and Lance Corporal Tom Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman) following the orders given by General Erinmore (Colin Firth).

The animated film “Spies In Disguise” is about superspy Lance Sterling (voiced by Smith) and scientist Walter Beckett (Holland), as they team up to save the world amid chaos, even as Walter turns Lance into a bird.

The weirdness is doubled by the fact the orphaned Walter views Lance as a surrogate father figure, then doubled again when it transpires the pigeon Lance has become is specifically female (though still equipped with Smith's voice).

Led by acclaimed choreographer/dancer/artistic director Bill T. Jones, the company will perform Analogy/Lance: Pretty aka The Escape Artist, part of a deeply personal trilogy inspired by Jones’ beloved and troubled nephew Lance T. Briggs.

Alternate forms: 圭, 今, cursive 金. Promoted lance A promoted lance (成香 narikyō) moves the same as a gold general.

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Eventually, specialised shapes were developed such as the bouche, which had a lance rest cut into the upper corner of the lance side, to help guide it in combat or tournament.

Lance (unit organization) main As a small unit that surrounded a knight when he went into battle during the 14th and 15th centuries, a lance might have consisted of one or two squires, the knight himself, one to three men-at-arms, and possibly an archer.

Oakeshott (1980), p.56 Cavalry At the start of the Renaissance, cavalry remained predominantly lance-armed; gendarmes with the heavy knightly lance and lighter cavalry with a variety of lighter lances.

Above, Kyong Son Toyofuku, left, her husband, Lance Toyofuku, center, and sister Alicia Damien Lau celebrate Mass at St. Philomena Church during a pilgrimage tour of Kalaupapa.

According to Cam Inman, Lynch claims the Trey Lance trade interest is “a lot of smoke really.

Actor Lance Reddick sadly passed away in March 2023, but fans were treated to one final appearance from him.

Advertising Week is committed to the next generation of leaders and support the talent pipeline of companies within our ecosystem," said Lance Pillersdorf, Co-Founder & CEO Advertising Week.

Alonso finished third, grabbing the last podium spot, despite teammate Lance Stroll barreling into him from behind on the first lap of the race.

A lot of people in America still think of Lance Armstrong when it comes to cycling.

Alvarez blasted a home run on Opening Day and I like his chances to drill another against Lance Lynn, who I’ll be fading early and often.

And you will turn off the TV and go to bed and wake up the next morning humming the got danged thing and wondering if there’s a way to surgically lance the portion of your brain that contains it.

Another favourite on the night, this lady tipped the scales at 910 kilos, and is due early January to Ampertaine Lance.

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Common combinations with lance

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "lance" in a sentence?
An example: "He named the deceased as Lance Corporal Christopher Kigongo, Lance Corporal Lord Charles Mangwi and Private Charles Akatwongyera." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "lance" from authentic English texts.
What does "lance" mean?
Lance means: A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen.
What are synonyms of "lance"?
Common synonyms of "lance" include: spear, move, go, travel, surgical knife, lancet, implement, fishgig. Plus 7 more synonyms.
What is "lance" in Dutch?
"lance" translates to Dutch as: lans.
How many example sentences with "lance" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "lance", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.