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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Yamamoto picked up his javelins and carried them back to the clubhouse.
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
You don’t just limit yourself to hammers and javelins: You also help out during the rugby events.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2021
They came loaded with balls of cotton, parrots, javelins, and other things too numerous to mention; these they exchanged for whatever we chose to give them.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2019
I just had time to say, “Run!” when the doors of the stateroom burst open and there was Luke, flanked by two hairy, giants armed with javelins, their bronze tips aimed right at our chests.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
