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javelin

[jav-lin, jav-uh-] / ˈdʒæv lɪn, ˈdʒæv ə- /
NOUN
spear
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The Venezuelans practically turned the art of the bat flip into a javelin toss.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

It’s like golf, except a player can’t javelin his clubs into a water hazard or pitch a 15-pound orb across six alleys, even if he could.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Katarina Johnson-Thompson continued her heptathlon preparation by competing in the javelin and shot put on day two, having contested the 100m hurdles on Saturday.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2025

The United Arab Emirates thrower had been set to compete in the F34 shot put, discus and javelin events.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2025

There was a lion’s roar from the sky, and something like a thin javelin shot past Christopher and stuck into the side of the boat.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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