lances

Noun

lances noun

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.
4. A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer.

lances noun

1. A platter or dish for serving food in Ancient Rome.

Verb

lances verb

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“to lance a vein or an abscess”
3. To throw in the manner of a lance; to lanch.