Javelin

ahd-5
  • noun. A light spear thrown with the hand and used as a weapon.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A metal or metal-tipped spear thrown for distance in track and field competitions. The men's javelin is about 2.6 meters (8 1/2 feet) in length; the women's is about 2.2 meters (7 1/4 feet) in length.
  • noun. The athletic field event in which a javelin is thrown.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To strike or wound with or as with a javelin.
  • noun. A spear intended to be thrown by the hand, with or without the aid of a thong or a. throwing-stick.
  • noun. In heraldry, a bearing representing a short-handled weapon with a barbed head, and so distinguished from a half-spear, which has a lance-head without barbs.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To pierce with a javelin.
  • noun. A sort of light spear, to be thrown or cast by the hand; anciently, a weapon of war used by horsemen and foot soldiers; now used chiefly in hunting the wild boar and other fierce game.
  • noun. A wooden shaft resembling a spear, thrown by contestants in a contest called the javelin throw; the one throwing the javelin furthest wins the contest. The javelin throw is one of the field events of the modern Olympic Games.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A light spear thrown with the hand and used as a weapon.
  • noun. A metal-tipped spear thrown for distance in an athletic field event.
  • verb. To pierce with a javelin.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. an athletic competition in which a javelin is thrown as far as possible
  • noun. a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events
    • Word Usage
    "If a javelin is parried with a shield, and does not come through, the danger to the target is over."
    cross-reference
    discus  hammer  
    Form
    javelineer  javelinier  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    field event  lance  shaft  spear  sports equipment  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    arrowhead  asthe  ax  battle-axe  bayonet  
    Disclaimer: This site has been created by RJ Softwares and is part of the Lexulous & Wordscraper games.