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JAVELIN

\d͡ʒˈavɪlˌɪn], \d‍ʒˈavɪlˌɪn], \dʒ_ˈa_v_ɪ_l_ˌɪ_n]\

Definitions of JAVELIN

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

To pierce with a javelin.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

To pierce with a javelin.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

A light spear intended to be thrown by the hand.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

A spear about six feet long, anciently used by both infantry and cavalry.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Short spear hurled from the hand.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

A short, light spear, for throwing.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

n. [French] A sort of spear about five feet and a half long, anciently used by horse or foot.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

A spear or half pike, which anciently was used either by foot or horse.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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