hammer throw

noun

, Track.

1. a field event in which the hammer is thrown for distance.

Other Words From

• hammer thrower noun

Example Sentences

Among them are the triple jump, the pole vault, the steeplechase, and the hammer throw.

From Quartz

The Robinson candidate was Tiernan, who had won first in the hammer throw.

From Project Gutenberg

Frank, you ought to go in for the hammer throw, the shot put, and for the weight throwing.

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Then with the strength and sleight of a hammer-throw he hurled the offending member of society far into the lake.

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One thing that told its own story was the announcement that Merton would receive an allowance of eight feet in the hammer throw.

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Youve credited us with second place in the hammer throw and St. Eustace with first.

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