lance

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for lance

lance 🔊 /læˈns/

lance : හෙල්ලයකින් අනිනවා

lance : ලන්සය

lance : සොටිය

lance : හෙල්ලය

lance : ලංසය

lance definition

Noun.

  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.
  2. A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer.
  3. A small iron rod which suspends the core of the mold in casting a shell.
  4. An instrument which conveys the charge of a piece of ordnance and forces it home.
  5. One of the small paper cases filled with combustible composition, which mark the outlines of a figure.

Transitive verb.

  1. To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon.
  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.