javelin

  • 11Javelin — ПТРК Javelin  переносной противотанковый ракетный комплекс ПЗРК Javelin  переносной зенитно ракетный комплекс Gloster Javelin  британский дозвуковой всепогодный истребитель перехватчик Поезд Javelin  высокоскоростной… …

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  • 12javelin — /jav lin, jav euh /, n. 1. a light spear, usually thrown by hand. 2. Track. a. a spearlike shaft about 81/2 ft. (2.7 m) long and usually made of wood, used in throwing for distance. b. Also called javelin throw. a competitive field event in which …

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  • 13javelin — UK [ˈdʒæv(ə)lɪn] / US [ˈdʒævəlɪn] noun [countable] Word forms javelin : singular javelin plural javelins a) a long pointed stick that is thrown in a sports competition b) the javelin a sports competition in which someone throws a javelin as far… …

    English dictionary

  • 14javelin — n. to hurl, throw a javelin * * * [ dʒæv(ə)lɪn] throw a javelin to hurl …

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  • 15javelin — jav|e|lin [ˈdʒævəlın] n [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Early French javeline, from Old French javelot, probably from a Celtic language] 1.) a long stick with a pointed end, thrown as a sport 2.) the javelin a sports event in which competitors throw a… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16javelin — jave|lin [ dʒævəlın ] noun count a long pointed stick that is thrown in a sports competition a. the javelin a sports competition in which someone throws a javelin as far as they can …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 17javelin — noun (C) 1 a light spear for throwing, now used mostly in sport 2 the javelin a sporting event in which competitors throw a javelin …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18javelin — jave·lin || dʒævlɪn n. light spear which is thrown by hand; long spear like object made to be thrown long distances (Sports); event in which a javelin is thrown (Sports) …

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  • 19javelin — /ˈdʒævələn / (say javuhluhn) noun 1. a spear to be thrown by hand. 2. (in athletics) a metal or wooden shaft, with a metal point, thrown for distance. –verb (t) 3. to strike or pierce with or as with a javelin. {French javeline; probably from… …

  • 20javelin —   Kao lele, kao, ihe. To throw a javelin, kao, ō ō ihe, pahu ihe …

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