Lance

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Mục lục 1 Noun 1.1 a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging. 1.2 a cavalry soldier armed with such a weapon; lancer. 1.3 an implement resembling the weapon, as a spear for killing a harpooned whale. 1.4 ( initial capital letter ) Military . a U.S. Army surface-to-surface rocket with a range of 47 mi. (75 km) and capable of carrying a tactical nuclear warhead. 1.5 a lancet. 1.6 oxygen lance. 1.7 Machinery . 2 Verb (used with object) 2.1 to open with or as if with a lancet. 2.2 to pierce with a lance. 2.3 to cut through (concrete or the like) with an oxygen lance. 3 Synonyms 3.1 verb

Noun

a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.

a cavalry soldier armed with such a weapon; lancer.

an implement resembling the weapon, as a spear for killing a harpooned whale.

( initial capital letter ) Military . a U.S. Army surface-to-surface rocket with a range of 47 mi. (75 km) and capable of carrying a tactical nuclear warhead.

a lancet.

oxygen lance.

Machinery .

a tube having a nozzle for cleaning furnace walls and other inaccessible surfaces with air, water, or steam.

a pipe for directing oxygen onto a heated metal object in order to burn a hole in it, the lance also being consumed so as to add to the heat.

Verb (used with object)

to open with or as if with a lancet.

to pierce with a lance.

to cut through (concrete or the like) with an oxygen lance.

Synonyms

verb

bore , cut , cut into , gash , gore , incise , penetrate , prick , puncture , slash , slice , slit , stab , stick into , dart , hurl , javelin , launch , pierce , point , skewer , spear , weapon