pilum
Americannoun
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pila
plural
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Etymology
Origin of pilum
From the Latin word pīlum dart, javelin
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Archaeologists say the hiding of the swords and pilum in the cave suggests that the weapons were taken by Judean rebels from Roman soldiers as booty or from the battlefield.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2023
The rare find included a shafted Roman "pilum" spear.
From Reuters ● Sep. 6, 2023
While on the upper level of the cave, Dr Gayer spotted an extremely well-preserved Roman pilum, or javelin, in a deep, narrow crevice.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2023
The Holy Lance, or Spear of Destiny, was the iron pilum used by the Roman legionnaire Longinus to pierce Christ’s side as he hung on the cross, to see if he had died.
From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2016
Frank propped his pilum against his shield and checked Percy’s armor.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
She gathered her pila and got ready for her long trek home.
From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2022
Kahit Gaano ka pa kayaman o ka elegante sira ang beauty dahil pagpunta mo Lang sa mall pila ka na.
From Time ● Aug. 7, 2013
When the Alexandrians rushed up, three pila crashed in upon them, and, caught unawares by the little volley, they held back an instant.
From A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. by William Stearns Davis
This instrument, Des Cartes and others, have made use of, to account for the natural cause and generation of wind; and hence its name, Aeolipile, pila Aeoli, Aeolus's ball.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 385, August 15, 1829 by Various
Cortius and Gerlach have sudes, pila praeterea picem sulphure et taedâ mixtam ardentia mittere: but it can scarcely be believed that Sallust wrote picem—taedâ mixtam.
From Conspiracy of Catiline and the Jurgurthine War by John Selby Watson
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