javelin
61javelin throw — noun see javelin I, 3b …
62javelin — noun Etymology: Middle English chafeveleyn, from Middle French javeline, alteration of javelot, of Celtic origin; akin to Old Irish gabul forked stick Date: 15th century 1. a light spear thrown as a weapon of war or in hunting 2. a slender… …
63javelin — noun /ˈdʒævlən/ a) A light spear thrown with the hand and used as a weapon b) A metal tipped spear thrown for distance in an athletic field event …
64Javelin — 1) Heb. hanith, a lance, from its flexibility (1 Sam. 18:10, 11; 19:9, 10; 20:33). 2) Heb. romah, a lance for heavy armed troops, so called from its piercing (Num. 25:7). (See Armour.) …
65javelin — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. lance, shaft, harpoon; see spear …
66javelin — …
67Javelin — Gloster delta wing jet fighter aircraft …
68javelin — [ dʒav(ə)lɪn] noun a long, light spear thrown in a competitive sport or as a weapon. Origin ME: from OFr. javeline, of Celtic origin …
69Javelin — A spear that was designed to be thrown rather than thrust …
70javelin — n spear, shaft, bolt, harpoon, gaff, pike, half pike, spontoon; assegai, jereed, eelspear, gig, dart, arrow …