hammer throw
noun
a field event in which the hammer is thrown for distance.
hammer thrower
-
a word derived from
hammer throw.
Example Sentences
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A former Olympic hammer thrower, the Crunchem Hall headmistress is described as “a gigantic holy terror, a fierce tyrannical monster who frightened the life out of the pupils and teachers alike.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2022
The filly Secret Oath spun wide and rushed up around the turn like she was being launched by a hammer thrower giving his all.
From New York Times ● May 21, 2022
Jones was perhaps destined to be a hammer thrower.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2022
Olympic hammer thrower who was also a successful college track coach at Ashland University, has died.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2022
A crack runner was expected and perhaps even McGee, the big policeman of the London City force, a hammer thrower of fame, might be present.
From Corporal Cameron of the North West Mounted Police; a tale of the Macleod trail by Ralph Connor
