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1. (n.) javelin
a light spear, usu. thrown by hand.
2. javelin
½ ft. (2.7 m) long and usu. made of wood, used in throwing for distance as a field event.
Etymology: (1815–25, Amer. < AmerSp jabalina, Sp: fem of jabalín wild boar, dial. var. of jabalí < Ar (khinzīr) jabalī mountain (boar))
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1. (noun) javelin
an athletic competition in which a javelin is thrown as far as possible
2. (noun) javelin
a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events
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1. (noun) 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
2. (verb) Javelin
to pierce with a javelin
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Sense: a light spear for throwing eg as an event in an athletic competition.
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 Afrikaans: spies |
 Arabic: رُمْح قَصير |
 Bulgarian: копие |
 Brazilian: dardo |
 Czech: oštěp |
 German: der Wurfspeer |
 Danish: spyd |
 Greek: ακόντιο |
 Spanish: jabalina |
 Estonian: oda |
 Farsi: نیزه |
 Finnish: keihäänheitto |
 French: javelot |
 Hebrew: כִּדוֹן @@@כִּידוֹן$$$ |
 Hindi: बर्छी |
 Croatian: koplje |
 Hungarian: gerely |
 Indonesian: lembing |
 Icelandic: (kast)spjót |
 Italian: giavellotto |
 Japanese: 投げやり |
 Korean: (투창용의) 창 |
 Lithuanian: ietis |
 Latvian: šķēps |
 Malay: lembing |
 Dutch: speer |
 Norwegian: (kaste)spyd |
 Polish: oszczep |
 Persian: نیزه |
 Pashto: نيزه |
 Portuguese: dardo |
 Romanian: suliţă |
 Russian: метательное копьё |
 Slovak: oštep |
 Slovenian: kopje |
 Serbian: koplje |
 Swedish: spjut |
 Thai: แหลน |
 Turkish: cirit |
 Taiwanese: 標槍 |
 Ukrainian: метальний спис; дротик |
 Urdu: چھوٹا نیزہ جسے دور تک پھی |
 Vietnamese: cái lao |
 Chinese: 标枪 |
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