lance
A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or headA weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen.
» The tongue wounds more than a lance.
Язык острее меча.
Meaning
9 sensesA weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen.
Lanze
пи́каpíka
A wooden spear, sometimes hollow, used in jousting or tilting, designed to shatter on impact with the opposing knight’s armour.
Lanze
A spear or harpoon used by whalers and fishermen.
Harpune
A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer.
Lanzer
копейщикkopejščik
An instrument which conveys the charge of a piece of ordnance and forces it home.
Harpune mit Sprenggeschoss
A small iron rod which suspends the core of the mold in casting a shell.
One of the small paper cases filled with combustible composition, which mark the outlines of a figure.
A lancet.
A piece in the game of shogi that can move directly forward any number of squares.
- a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions
- a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
- an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
Examples
15 sentencesThe tongue wounds more than a lance.
ruЯзык острее меча.
I'm a free-lance writer in Japan.
The knight had a blue pennon hanging from the end of his lance.
deDer Ritter hatte einen blauen Wimpel am Ende seiner Lanze hängen.
This is a lance.
ruЭто копьё.
deDas ist eine Lanze.
That's a lance.
deDas ist eine Lanze.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 4
Origin
From Middle English launce, from Old French lance, from Latin lancea.From Middle English launce, from Old French lance, from Latin lancea.
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