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Synonyms for javelin throw


Grammar : Noun
Spell : jav-lin, jav-uh-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒæv lɪn, ˈdʒæv ə-



Définition of javelin throw

Origin :
  • late 15c., from Middle French javeline (15c.), fem. diminutive of Old French javelot "a spear," probably from Gaulish (cf. Old Irish gabul "fork;" Welsh gafl "fork," gaflach "feathered spear"), ultimately from PIE *ghabholo- "a fork, branch of a tree." Also found in Italian (giavelotto) and Middle High German (gabilot). Javelot also was borrowed in Middle English, but this is the form of the word that has endured.
  • As in field event : noun throwing or jumping competition

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