🇬🇧 Lance meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A lance is a long, straight pole made of wood or metal with a sharp, pointy tip. Long ago, soldiers riding horses, called knights, held lances to charge at their enemies or knock each other off horses in contests. It let them reach far away while still staying on their horse, kind of like a super-long, dangerous pointing stick used only in battle or tournaments.

The knight polished his lance so much that he could see his face reflected in the pointy tip.

The clumsy knight got stuck in a doorway because he forgot to turn his extra-long lance sideways.

The knight lowered his lance to charge, but his horse calmly walked over to eat flowers instead.

During practice, the tiny squire tried to lift the heavy lance and spun around like a confused windmill.

Long ago, knights used a lance in a sport called jousting, where they charged at each other on horses trying to knock the other knight off—basically medieval bumper cars with giant pointy sticks.

Rain slicked the field as a young rider raised his lance, eyes fixed on the old knight's lance. They charged; mud flew, the rider's lance struck wood and splintered. The old knight's lance steadied him, then crumpled. Both men slid free, breathing, and laughed — a shared relief around two broken lance pieces.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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