A sort of light spear, to be thrown or cast by the hand; anciently, a weapon of war used by horsemen and foot soldiers; now used chiefly in hunting the wild boar and other fierce game.
A wooden shaft resembling a spear, thrown by contestants in a contest called the javelin throw; the one throwing the javelin furthest wins the contest. The javelin throw is one of the field events of the modern Olympic Games.
an athletic competition in which a javelin is thrown as far as possible
a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events
a light spear that is thrown by hand
a new version of an antitank missile
An antitank weapon that has a 2,000+ meter range. It is a fire-and-forget missile that has a "top-down attack" capability. The Javelin has a second generation forward-looking infrared nightsight. The missile weight is approximately 50 pounds. This weapon is a replacement for the Dragon.
a short spear that is usually thrown at a target.
The field event in which athletes attempt to throw the javelin as far as possible.
A short throwing spear, used as a shock weapon
The ancient Greek javelin was a thrown weapon which had a shaft of wood and a metal tip which permitted it to stick into the ground when it landed.
A light spear sometimes used as a throwing weapon.