'Javelin' definitions:
Definition of 'javelin'
(from WordNet)
noun
An athletic competition in which a javelin is thrown as far as possible
noun
A spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events
Definition of 'Javelin'
From: GCIDE
- Javelin \Jave"lin\, v. t. To pierce with a javelin. [R.] --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Javelin'
From: GCIDE
- Javelin \Jave"lin\, n. [F. javeline; akin to Sp. jabalina, It. giavelina, and F. javelot, OF. gavlot. Cf. Gavelock.]
- 1. A sort of light spear, to be thrown or cast by the hand; anciently, a weapon of war used by horsemen and foot soldiers; now used chiefly in hunting the wild boar and other fierce game. [1913 Webster]
- Flies the javelin swifter to its mark, Launched by the vigor of a Roman arm? --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Sport) A wooden shaft resembling a spear, thrown by contestants in a contest called the javelin throw; the one throwing the javelin furthest wins the contest. The javelin throw is one of the field events of the modern Olympic Games. [PJC]