bomb lance
noun
a harpoon fitted with an explosive head.
Origin of bomb lance
First recorded in 1900–05
Words nearby bomb lance
bomb,
bomb bay,
bomb belt,
bomb calorimeter,
bomb ketch,
bomb lance,
bomb out,
bomb rack,
bomb run,
bomb shelter,
bomb site
Example sentences from the Web for bomb lance
Mr. Gibson went over backward, exploding the gun and sending the bomb-lance into the air.
Swept Out to Sea |W. Bertram FosterThe bomb-lance and gun are all very well; but the harpoon is the real weapon on which the whaleman must depend.
Swept Out to Sea |W. Bertram FosterThen came the dull explosion of the bomb-lance somewhere in the vitals of the whale.
Swept Out to Sea |W. Bertram Foster