javelin

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For the anti-tank training, the troops use a javelin missile simulator to practise destroying a tank - the Anglians said a real javelin missile cost £250,000.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

The Venezuelans practically turned the art of the bat flip into a javelin toss.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

It’s like golf, except a player can’t javelin his clubs into a water hazard or pitch a 15-pound orb across six alleys, even if he could.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Covering the men's javelin F46 final at the World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi, I noticed Guillermo Varona Gonzalez with a different pre-throw routine than most.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025

One javelin competitor had gained eight pounds in five days.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand