javelin
(noun) a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events
javelin
(noun) an athletic competition in which a javelin is thrown as far as possible
Source: WordNet® 3.1
javelin (plural javelins)
A light spear thrown with the hand and used as a weapon.
A metal-tipped spear thrown for distance in an athletic field event.
javelin (third-person singular simple present javelins, present participle javelining, simple past and past participle javelined)
(transitive) To pierce with a javelin.
Source: Wiktionary
Jave"lin, n. Etym: [F. javeline; akin to Sp. jabalina, It. giavelina, and F. javelot, OF. gavlot. Cf. Gavelock.]
Definition: A sort of light spear, to be thrown or cast by thew hand; anciently, a weapon of war used by horsemen and foot soldiers; now used chiefly in hunting the wild boar and other fierce game. Flies the javelin swifter to its mark, Launched by the vigor of a Roman arm Addison.
Jave"lin, v. t.
Definition: To pierce with a javelin. [R.] Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
