noun a soldier armed with a lance; a lancer.
2. lance ·vt to pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon.
3. lance ·vt to throw in the manner of a lance. ·see lanch.
4. lance ·noun a small iron rod which suspends the core of the mold in casting a shell.
5. lance ·noun an instrument which conveys the charge of a piece of ordnance and forces it home.
6. lance ·noun one of the small paper cases filled with combustible composition, which mark the outlines of a figure.
7. lance ·vt to open with a lancet; to pierce; as, to lance a vein or an abscess.
8. lance ·noun 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.