The term 'lance' is a noun that refers to a long, pointed weapon used by knights in the Middle Ages. The crossword solutions for this term include 'IMPALE' (6 letters), 'TRANSFIX' (8 letters), 'CUT' (3 letters), 'OPEN' (4 letters), 'PIERCE' (6 letters), 'SPIKE' (5 letters), 'SLIT' (4 letters), 'STAB' (4 letters), 'SPEAR' (5 letters), 'ier' (3 letters), and 'ferde' (5 letters). All of these words refer to actions that involve piercing or puncturing something with a sharp object, which is what a lance was designed to do.