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1. Javelin
   HMS Javelin (formerly HMS Kashmir) was a British Javelin Class destroyer of 1690 tons displacement launched in 1938. She was armed with six 4.7-inch guns; six smaller guns and ten 21-inch torpedo tubes. She was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 36 knots and carried a complement of 183.
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2. javelin
   Spear used in athletics events. The men's javelin is about 260 cm/8.5 ft long, weighing 800 g/28 oz; the women's 230 cm/7.5 ft long, weighing 600 g/21 oz. It is thrown from a scratch line at the end of a run-up. The centre of gravity on the men's javelin was altered in 1986 to reduce the vast distances that were ...
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3. javelin
   [n] - an athletic competition in which a javelin is thrown as far as possible 2. [n] - a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events
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4. Javelin
   A short throwing spear, used as a shock weapon
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5. javelin
   See pilum.
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6. Javelin
   Man-portable Short-range Air-defence Missile System [UK], Man-portable anti-tank guided missile system [US]
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7. Javelin
   Jave'lin noun [ French javeline ; akin to Spanish jabalina , Italian giavelina , and French javelot , Old French gavlot . Confer Gavelock .] A sort of light spear, to be thrown or cast by the hand; anciently, a...
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8. Javelin
   Jave'lin transitive verb To pierce with a javelin. [ R.] Tennyson.
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9. javelin
   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) ... Origin: F. Javeline; ...
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10. javelin
    noun a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events
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11. javelin
    noun an athletic competition in which a javelin is thrown as far as possible
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12. Javelin
    • (n.) 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. • (v. t.) To pierce with a javelin.
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13. javelin
    (from the article `military technology`) Javelins, or throwing spears, were shorter and lighter than spears designed for shock combat and had smaller heads. The distinction between javelin ...
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14. javelin
    javelin 1. A light spear thrown with the hand and used as a weapon. 2. A metal-tipped spear thrown for distance in an athletic field event. 3. From about 1475 A.D., from Middle French javeline (15th century), diminutive of Old French javelot, 'a spear', probably from Gaulish (Old Irish gabul 'fork...
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15. Javelin
    A relatively short spear that was sometimes designed purely for throwing, but could usually be used either for throwing or for fighting at close quarters.
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16. Javelin
    Javelin is an American fire-and-forget anti-armour weapon system developed during the 1980s, employing an infra-red seeking missile head which is programmed to recognise the typical shape and signature of a tank and to ignore other heat sources. Javelin has a maximum range of 2000 metres and can penetrate more than 400 mm of armour.
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17. Javelin
    Javelin-throwing is a standard field event for men and women on the programme of all major athletics championships. The competition javelin weighs 800 grams for men and 600 grams for women.
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18. Javelin
    (disambiguation) A `Javelin` is a light spear intended for throwing. It is commonly known from the modern athletic discipline, the Javelin throw. `Javelin` may also refer to: Transportation: Aviation: Maritime: Rail: Road: Technology: Military: Fiction: Zoology: Other: See also:
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19. Javelin
    (surface-to-air missile) `Javelin` is a British, man-portable surface-to-air missile, formerly used by the British Army and Canadian Army. It can be fired from the shoulder, or from a dedicated launcher known as Javelin LML—Lightweight Multiple Launcher. Capable of being vehicle mounte...
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20. Javelin
    (rocket) `Javelin` (Argo D-4) was the designation of an American sounding rocket. The four stage Javelin rocket had a payload of around 125 pounds (57 kg), an apogee of 1100 kilometers, a liftoff thrust of 365 kilonewtons (82,100 lbf), a total mass of 3,385 kilograms (7,463 lb), and a ...
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21. Javelin
    (DC Comics) `Javelin` is a fictional DC Comics supervillain. Fictional character biography: The Javelin’s true identity has never been revealed but it is known that he is a German former Olympic athlete who turned to a life of crime, using his uncanny abilities with a javelin-based wea...
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22. Javelin
    (fish) The `javelin`, `javelinfish`, or `southern whiptail`, Caelorinchus australis, is a rattail of the genus Caelorinchus, found around Australia and New Zealand at depths of between 80 and 500 m. Its length is between 25 to 50 cm. References:
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23. Javelin
    : For the athletic event, see Javelin throw. For other uses see Javelin (disambiguation) A `javelin` is a light spear designed primarily for casting as a ranged weapon. The javelin is almost always thrown by hand, unlike the arrow and slingshot, which are projectiles shot from a mechanism. Ho...
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