Definition of launce Launce

launce

We found 11 definitions of launce from 6 different sources.

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WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun
launce - very small silvery eellike schooling fishes that burrow into sandy beaches
  sand lance, sand launce, sand eel
  acanthopterygian, spiny-finned fish a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • launce (Noun)
    A lance.
  • launce (Noun)
    A balance.
  • launce (Noun)
    greater sand eel , Hyperoplus lanceolatus.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • launce (n.)
    A lance.
  • launce (n.)
    A balance.
  • launce (n.)
    See Lant, the fish.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • launce
    läns, n. Same as Lance
  • launce
    läns, n. (Spens.) a balance. [L. lanx, lancis, a plate, a scale of a balance.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

  • launce
    A term when the pump sucks--from the Danish lœns, exhausted. Also, a west-country term for the sand-eel, a capital bait for mackerel.

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