Meanings
nounfire lance (plural fire lances)
plural fire lances
- historicalA weapon, first used by the Chinese, consisting of a spear with one or more primitive flamethrowers attached.
Synonyms: fire spear
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA weapon, first used by the Chinese, consisting of a spear with one or more primitive flamethrowers attached.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 火槍 /火枪
- 火槍 /火枪 (huǒqiāng)spear with one or more flamethrowers attached
Finnish tulipeitsi
- tulipeitsispear with one or more flamethrowers attached
Russian о́гненное копьё, копьё я́ростного огня́
- о́гненное копьё (ógnennoje kopʹjó)spear with one or more flamethrowers attached
- копьё я́ростного огня́ (kopʹjó járostnovo ognjá)spear with one or more flamethrowers attached
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