A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen.

To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon. / To open with a lancet; to pierce. / To throw in the manner of a lance; to lanch.

A surname originating as a patronymic. / A male given name from the Germanic languages, pet form of Lancelot or transferred use of the surname; by folk etymology associated with a lance.

Like a lance.

(informal) A native or inhabitant of Lancashire.

A large village in Adur district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ1804).

plural of Lance

(in postal addresses) Abbreviation of Lancashire.

present participle of lance

The act by which something is lanced.