javelin
noun
a light spear, usually thrown by hand.
javelins
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pluralof javelin.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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On a grass field near the players’ parking lot, he watched Yamamoto throw javelins as part of his workout routine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2025
Perhaps harassed by Neanderthals throwing wooden javelins, the angle of the injury shows the lion was lying on its side when the killing blow came.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 11, 2023
Scaffolding supports large depictions of hands, as well as javelins “which go through the hands like a needle at giant scale, representing acupuncture pressure points,” Tajima said.
From New York Times ● Sep. 2, 2022
As a field support robot, you are charged with retrieving hammers and javelins and other thrown objects during the field events.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2021
Despite the javelins pointed at me, it wasn’t the bear twins who scared me.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
