1.a long pointed rod used as a weapon
2.an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
3.a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions
1.move quickly, as if by cutting one's way;
Planes lanced towards the shore
2.pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight
3.open by piercing with a lancet;
lance a boil
蘭斯是法國東北部城市。位于巴黎盆地東北部埃納河支流韋斯勒河畔。人口18萬,包括郊區約20萬。交通樞紐。工業中心,有化學、航空、冶金、食品(香檳酒、啤酒、餅干、糖果)、紡織(針織)等部門。市內有中世紀教堂、市政廳和藝術陳列館蘭德即“威特沃特斯蘭德”。