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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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
These were supposed to be “the most innovative Games in history” — robots greeting spectators and helping retrieve javelins; augmented reality projected over lanes at swimming; 5G-enabled multi-angle viewing along the golf course.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 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
“But javelins in swamps don’t always work out.”
From Slate ● Feb. 17, 2017
Her cabinmates threw javelins, most of which broke, but some lodged in the monster’s teeth.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
