Thesaurus results for JAVELIN

javelin

noun

ˈjav-lən

as in spear

a weapon with a long straight handle and sharp head or blade from atop his horse the warrior hurled a javelin that pierced the chest of his hapless foe

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Recent Examples of javelin In addition to the heptathlon, Feyerabend competes for the Aztecs in the open high jump and javelin, where she is ranked third in the Mountain West. —

Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026 At the 2024 Olympics in Paris, the gold medal javelin throw was about 5% shy of Jan Železný’s 1996 record. —

R. Alexander Bentley, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026 The facility has 194 parking spaces and can seat more than 2,500 (1,908 seats in the grandstand, 508 in the berm overlooking the long throws area for javelin, hammer and discus and 200 seats by shot put). —

Sarah Spencer, AJC.com, 19 Feb. 2026 Let me be run through with the wooden javelin of truth. —

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Noun

The unrest began in mid-March but has intensified, leaving at least three dead as vigilantes armed with spears, clubs, and whips assaulted migrants and destroyed their homes.

— Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 28 June 2026
Activities found every weekend at the Midsummer Fantasy Renaissance Faire include axe or spear throwing, archery, dagger tossing, a Fight the Knight Challenge and a scavenger hunt.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2026