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bomb lance

American  

noun

  1. a harpoon fitted with an explosive head.


Etymology

Origin of bomb lance

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

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And was that wound inflicted by a shell, shrapnel, bomb, lance, saber, bullet or any of the other noble weapons of warfare?

From The Forest of Swords A Story of Paris and the Marne by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)

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