lance

lance [ lans, lahns ]
[ noun, transitive verb ]

MEANING :
1. (n.) a weapon with a long wooden shaft and a sharp metal head
2. (n.) a lancet or surgical knife with a short, pointed double-edged blade for making incisions
3. (n.) a pipe for directing oxygen onto a heated metal object in order to burn a hole in it
4. (tr. v.) to pierce with or as if with a lancet
5. (tr. v.) to cut through with an oxygen lance

USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
The lance was used by knights in a jousting tournament.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
The event took place in an encampment that featured medieval tents, stocks, the pillory and racks of weapons and lances.