1 [C] a light SPEAR (= a long stick with a pointed end) which is thrown in a sporting event
2 (the javelin) [sing.] the event or sport of throwing a javelin as far as possible
Rate this entry
About this entry
This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for javelin is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is javelin a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, javelin is tagged as noun.
Does javelin appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — javelin appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
What is Lughet?
Lughet is a free trilingual dictionary covering nearly five million entries across Uyghur, Chinese, and English, drawn from more than ten source dictionaries and corpora.
