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[ lan-serz, lahn- ] / ˈlæn sərz, ˈlɑn- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lancers ON THESAURUS.COM
noun (used with a singular verb)a set of quadrilles danced in sequence. music for such a set of dances. Origin of lancersFirst recorded in 1860–65; plural of lancer Words nearby lancerslance of courtesy, lanceolate, lancepod, lancer, lance rest, lancers, lance sergeant, lancet, lancet arch, lancet clock, lanceted Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lancersA regiment of United States lancers were drawn up in a hollow square round the Lethal Chamber. Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST It was a heavy task, and the 9th Lancers suffered severely in an attempt to hold up the Germans at Audregnies. A Short History of the Great War|A. F. Pollard Away went the 9th Lancers, away went the Mounted Infantry, both pursuing the fugitives for a good five miles. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6)|Louis Creswicke Poor Sarel, 9th Lancers, wounded severely, I am sorry to say. Twelve Years of a Soldier's Life in India|W. S. R. Hodson
It was at Salamanca that the 12th Lancers received this honoured name, because of their dash and rapid movements. British Regiments at the Front, The Story of Their Battle Honours|Reginald Hodder And thus the whole party, including the Lancers' doctor, were sent to Lourenco Marques that very day. My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War|Ben Viljoen.
British Dictionary definitions for lancers
noun (functioning as singular)a quadrille for eight or sixteen couples a piece of music composed for this dance Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to lancerssquadron, horse, army, bowlegs, rangers, hussars, cuirassiers, dragoons, chasseurs, uhlans |