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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FER-DE-LANCE

From French, literally: iron (head) of a lance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FER-DE-LANCE

fer-de-lance  [ˌfɛədəˈlɑːns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FER-DE-LANCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fer-De-Lance is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FER-DE-LANCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of fer-de-lance in the English dictionary

The definition of fer-de-lance in the dictionary is a large highly venomous tropical American snake, Trimeresurus atrox, with a greyish-brown mottled coloration: family Crotalidae.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FER-DE-LANCE


advance
ədˈvɑːns
Afrikaans
ˌæfrɪˈkɑːns
break-dance
ˈbreɪkˌdɑːns
chance
tʃɑːns
dance
dɑːns
elance
ɪˈlɑːns
enhance
ɪnˈhɑːns
folk-dance
ˈfəʊkˌdɑːns
France
frɑːns
freelance
ˈfriːˌlɑːns
glance
ɡlɑːns
kans
kɑːns
krans
krɑːns
lance
lɑːns
launce
lɑːns
nuance
njuːˈɑːns
overglance
ˌəʊvəˈɡlɑːns
rance
rɑːns
trance
trɑːns
transe
trɑːns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FER-DE-LANCE

feoff
feoffee
feoffer
feoffment
feoffor
feracious
feracity
feral
feral child
feralized
ferbam
Ferdinand
Ferdinand I
Ferdinand II
Ferdinand III
Ferdinand V
Ferdinand VII
fere
feretories
feretory

WORDS THAT END LIKE FER-DE-LANCE

account balance
air ambulance
ambulance
appearance
at a glance
balance
counterbalance
imbalance
in the balance
on balance
resemblance
semblance
strike a balance
surveillance
the Balance
trial balance
unbalance
valance
video surveillance
vigilance
work/life balance

Synonyms and antonyms of fer-de-lance in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fer-de-lance» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FER-DE-LANCE

Find out the translation of fer-de-lance to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fer-de-lance from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fer-de-lance» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

FER -DE-枪
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fer - de-lance
570 millions of speakers

English

fer-de-lance
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fer -de- लांस
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

فر انس دي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фер - де - копье
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fer -de -lance
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Fer-দ্য-বল্লম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fer-de - lance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fer-de-lance
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fer- de -lance
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フェルドランス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

페르 드 랜스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fer-de-lance
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

fer -de- lance
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இன்னா-டி-ஈட்டி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फे-दे-लान्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fer-de-üfleme borusu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Fer- de -lance
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Fer - de - Lance
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фер - де- спис
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

FER -de- lance
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

fer - de - lance
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fer -de -lance
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fer - de- lance
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fer -de -lance
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fer-de-lance

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FER-DE-LANCE»

The term «fer-de-lance» is regularly used and occupies the 105.940 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FER-DE-LANCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fer-de-lance» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fer-de-lance» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fer-de-lance

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FER-DE-LANCE»

Discover the use of fer-de-lance in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fer-de-lance and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fer-de-Lance
As for Wolfe, he's playing snake charmer in a case with more twists than an anaconda -- whistling a seductive tune he hopes will catch a killer who's still got poison in his heart. From the Paperback edition.
Rex Stout, 2010
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Fer-de-Lance
A case of multiple murder sends super sleuth Nero Wolfe and his quick-witted legman Archie Goodwin on a desperate hunt for clues, but they soon discover that they may be getting too close to a killer when someone sends them a fer-de-lance, ...
Rex Stout, 1992
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Fer-De-Lance
A facsimile reprint of this work's first edition features a mystery that follows Nero Wolfe, a sedentary and egoistic tyrant who inhabits West 35th Street's most famous brownstone.
Rex Stout, 1993
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Fer-de-Lance: Master Killer!
The fer-de-lance is a master killer, even in the dark of night. Its flickering tongue easily picks up the smell of prey from the air, and pits on the snake's face sense the other animal's body heat.
Nancy White, 2009
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St. Martin and St. Barts
Since the fer-de-lance lives and hides in the more remote areas, attacks and bites are rare. You should, however, always be on the lookout because the venom is extraordinarily potent and can cause death in a relatively short time.
Leonard Adkins, 2011
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Traveler's Tales Mexico
Later that day, Archie, Elias, Tom and I were resting at the trail head when Pancho arrived and told us that Nacho and Jose Luis had unknowingly stepped over a fer-de-lance. The snake was a small one, about fourteen inches, coiled on the ...
James O'Reilly, Larry Habegger, 1994
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Acapulco and Southern Pacific Mexico Travel Adventures
Reptiles always live in vegetated areas and prefer warm climates. There are more reptiles living on land than in fresh water and more in fresh water than in salt water. SNAKES: The fer-de-lance is the most dangerous of Mexico's snakes and its ...
Vivien Lougheed, 2011
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In the Beginning: First Novels in Mystery Series
Enter the Fat Man: Rex Stout's Fer-de-Lance Frederick Isaac Some fictional characters seem destined to be created, to fill a gap. They fit both their time and the needs of the genre so perfectly that they are immediately seized upon by the public ...
Mary Jean DeMarr, 1995
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The Odyssey of A Woman Field Scientist: A Story of Passion, ...
Another passenger on the plane, who was collecting fer-de-lance venom on the Osa Peninsula for an agency making an antidote for snakebite, became excited because what had appeared to be branches were the snakes he was hoping to ...
Jean H. Langenheim, 2010
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The Nero Wolfe Files
WHEN IN 1934, at the age of ninety-three, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes read Rex Stout's Fer-de-Lance, he wrote on the margin of the last page, "This fellow is the best of them all." Holmes did not live to see his judgment ...
Marvin Kaye, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FER-DE-LANCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fer-de-lance is used in the context of the following news items.
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Every piece has a story at Chaiya Décor in Merrickville
“I was once bit by a venomous snake, a Fer-De-Lance, and my heart stopped twice,” said Carlos. “I don't remember a lot about it. I was feeding ... «www.insideottawavalley.com/, Jul 15»
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Naturalist's view of Macajuel Pond
In keeping with the serpentine theme of the area, a total of four mapepire balsain or fer-de-lance (Bothrops cf asper) were seen in or near the ... «Trinidad News, Jul 15»
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Almond Joys, Coffee Shops, and 'The Triumph of Seeds'
Another favorite passage is when Hanson is almost bitten by a pit viper: “I recognized it as a fer-de-lance, a snake famed throughout Central ... «PopMatters, Jun 15»
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Is this world's SCARIEST insect? Steve Backshall reveals bug that …
Snakes such the fabled fer-de-lance, a spear-headed pit viper with a bite that delivers fast-acting venom that causes nausea, blackout and ... «Express.co.uk, Jun 15»
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Mountain biking in the Guatemalan jungle
A poster warns of snakes such as the dreaded barba amarilla (or fer-de-lance). Just reaching this hardship post requires a gruelling multiday ... «Financial Times, Jun 15»
6
Meet the planet's 'Biggest & Baddest'
... the Burmese pythons invading Florida "and the plethora of venomous species living in the lost world in Venezuela, including the fer-de-lance, ... «Mother Nature Network, Jun 15»
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Cameron Park Zoo collection grows with newborn lemurs, new …
Some of the new additions include zoo births, like two ring-tailed lemurs born this spring and nine Brazilian fer-de-lance vipers welcomed at the ... «Waco Tribune-Herald, May 15»
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Is this the world's wildest stag party? Groom-to-be goes on the hunt …
... Galante and his four friends snapped selfies with a giant crocodile and Central America's most venomous snake - the Fer-De-Lance pit viper, ... «mirror.co.uk, May 15»
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Laser vision reveals hidden worlds
They step carefully to avoid critters like the fer-de-lance, a common viper with an often-fatal bite. Arlen and Diane Chase know these hazards ... «Science News for Students, May 15»
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Review: Elite: Dangerous is the best damn spaceship game I've ever …
The Fer-de-Lance, designed for combat. The overall goal of the game is to advance your rankings to the titular "elite" status. You have three ... «Ars Technica, Apr 15»

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