jav‧e‧lin /ˈdʒæv
ələn, ˈdʒæv
əlɪn/
noun[
Date: 1400-1500;
Origin: Early French javeline, from Old French javelot, probably from a Celtic language]
1. [countable] a long stick with a pointed end, thrown as a sport
2. the javelin a sports event in which competitors throw a javelin
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