Javelin Definition
jăvlĭn, jăvə-
javelins
noun
A light spear for throwing.
Webster's New World
A pointed wooden or metal shaft, about 812 ft long, thrown for distance as a test of strength and skill.
Webster's New World
The throwing of the javelin as a field event in track and field meets.
Webster's New World
verb
To pierce with a javelin.
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Other Word Forms of Javelin
Noun
Singular:
javelin
Plural:
javelinsOrigin of Javelin
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Middle English, from Old French javelline, diminutive of javelot, from Celtic *gablakko- (Old Irish gabul, Welsh gafl). The Old French term was also borrowed into Middle Low German as gaveline, and into Middle High German as gabilot.
From Wiktionary
Middle English from Old French javeline diminutive of javelot of Celtic origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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