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javelin

[jav-lin, jav-uh-] / ˈdʒæv lɪn, ˈdʒæv ə- /
NOUN
spear
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The Venezuelans practically turned the art of the bat flip into a javelin toss.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Look no further than shortstop Mookie Betts this week lauding the effects of throwing a javelin.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Brits was a world champion javelin thrower in her youth before a road accident curtailed that career.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2025

Tessa Sanderson, who won women's javelin gold for Great Britain at the 1984 Olympics and is a Women in Sport ambassador, says the research is "truly heartbreaking".

From BBC • May 21, 2025

The rogue soldiers were close enough to throw a javelin when Samir, Rostam, and I rushed onto a rickety wooden bridge.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri




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