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fire lance

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A weapon, first used by the Chinese, consisting of a spear with one or more primitive flamethrowers attached.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 火槍 /火枪 (huǒqiāng) — spear with one or more flamethrowers attached
  • Finnish: tulipeitsi — spear with one or more flamethrowers attached
  • Russian: о́гненное копьё (ógnennoje kopʹjó) — spear with one or more flamethrowers attached
  • Russian: копьё я́ростного огня́ (kopʹjó járostnovo ognjá) — spear with one or more flamethrowers attached