1) Assagai 2) Event 3) Grosphos 4) Lance 5) Spear
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1) Composition by Michael Torke 2) Decathlon spear 3) Field event 4) Field spear 5) Fish 6) French word used in English 7) Gear for a field event 8) Light spear 9) Olympic spear 10) Olympic throwing event 11) Piece for a decathlon event 12) Track and field equipment 13) Track event
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A javelin is a light spear designed primarily to be thrown, historically as a ranged weapon, but today predominantly for sport. The javelin is almost always thrown by hand, unlike the bow and arrow and slingshot, which shoot projectiles from a mechanism. However, hurling devices do exist to assist the javelin thrower in achieving greater distance....
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[fish] The javelin, javelinfish, or southern whiptail, Coelorinchus australis, is a species of rattail found around Australia and New Zealand at depths of between 80 and 500 m. Its length is between 25 to 50 cm. It is a brownish color with 8 or 9 pale longitudinal stripes, and a small chin barbel. It feeds on octopus, fishes, and decapod cr...
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[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 core diameter of 580 millimeters (22.8 in). It was launche...
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[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 mounted, the LML carries three rounds. It was replaced in fron...
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• (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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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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(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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A short throwing spear, used as a shock weapon
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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; akin to Sp. Jabalina, It. Giavelina, and F. Javelo...
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See pilum.
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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 weapon of war used by horsemen and foot soldiers;...
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Jave'lin transitive verb To pierce with a javelin. [ R.]
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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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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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a light spear which could be thrown or used in hand.
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[
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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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'; Welsh gafl, 'fork' gaflach, 'feathered spear')....
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Man-portable Short-range Air-defence Missile System [UK], Man-portable anti-tank guided missile system [US]
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noun a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events
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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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A long spear for throwing.
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