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lance rest

lance rest noun: a metal flange attached to the side of a breastplate, to steady a lance, arrest its rearward movement, and distribute the force of its impact to the torso (rather than the lancer's arm joints).

Noun

lance rest (plural lance rests)

  1. A metal flange attached to the side of a breastplate, to steady a lance, arrest its rearward movement, and distribute the force of its impact to the torso (rather than the lancer's arm joints).

Forms of lance rest

plurallance rests
alternative formlancerest

Questions about lance rest

What does lance rest mean?
Lance rest means a metal flange attached to the side of a breastplate, to steady a lance, arrest its rearward movement, and distribute the force of its impact to the torso (rather than the lancer's arm joints).
What part of speech is lance rest?
Lance rest is a noun.
What is the plural of lance rest?
The plural of lance rest is lance rests.

Words near lance rest in the dictionary

  1. lance bombardiers
  2. lance corporal
  3. lance corporals
  4. Lance Cove
  5. Lance Creek
  6. lance rest
  7. lance rests
  8. lance sergeant
  9. lance sergeants
  10. lance skink
  11. lance skinks

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