discus throw

noun

An athletic throwing event where the object to be thrown is a heavy lenticular disc called discus.

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Meanings

noun
  1. athleticsAn athletic throwing event where the object to be thrown is a heavy lenticular disc called discus.

Translations

Basque disko jaurtiketa
  • disko jaurtiketaathletic event where a discus is thrown
Bulgarian диск хвърляне
  • диск хвърляне (disk hvărljane)athletic event where a discus is thrown
Catalan llançament de disc
  • llançament de discathletic event where a discus is thrown
Chinese Mandarin 鐵餅 /铁饼
  • 鐵餅 /铁饼 (tiěbǐng)athletic event where a discus is thrown
Czech hod diskem
  • hod diskemathletic event where a discus is thrown
Danish diskoskast
  • diskoskastathletic event where a discus is thrown
Dutch discuswerpen
  • discuswerpenathletic event where a discus is thrown
Esperanto diskoĵetado
  • diskoĵetadoathletic event where a discus is thrown
Finnish kiekonheitto
  • kiekonheittoathletic event where a discus is thrown
French lancer du disque
  • lancer du disqueathletic event where a discus is thrown
German Diskuswurf, Diskuswerfen
  • Diskuswurfathletic event where a discus is thrown
  • Diskuswerfenathletic event where a discus is thrown
Greek δισκοβολία
  • δισκοβολία (diskovolía)athletic event where a discus is thrown
Hebrew זריקת דיסקוס
  • זריקת דיסקוס (zrikát dískus)athletic event where a discus is thrown
Hungarian diszkoszvetés
  • diszkoszvetésathletic event where a discus is thrown
Icelandic kringlukast
  • kringlukastathletic event where a discus is thrown
Italian lancio del disco
  • lancio del discoathletic event where a discus is thrown
Japanese 円盤投, 円盤投げ
  • 円盤投athletic event where a discus is thrown
  • 円盤投げ (enbannage)athletic event where a discus is thrown
Korean 원반던지기, 투원반
  • 원반던지기 (wonbandeonjigi)athletic event where a discus is thrown
  • 투원반 (tuwonban)athletic event where a discus is thrown
Latvian diska mešana
  • diska mešanaathletic event where a discus is thrown
Lithuanian disko metimas
  • disko metimasathletic event where a discus is thrown
Malay lempar cakera
  • lempar cakeraathletic event where a discus is thrown
Norwegian Bokmål diskoskast
  • diskoskastathletic event where a discus is thrown
Polish rzut dyskiem
  • rzut dyskiemathletic event where a discus is thrown
Portuguese lançamento de disco, lançamento do disco
  • lançamento de discoathletic event where a discus is thrown
  • lançamento do discoathletic event where a discus is thrown
Romanian aruncarea discului
  • aruncarea disculuiathletic event where a discus is thrown
Russian метание диска
  • метание диска (metanije diska)athletic event where a discus is thrown
Slovak hod diskom
  • hod diskomathletic event where a discus is thrown
Spanish lanzamiento de disco
  • lanzamiento de discoathletic event where a discus is thrown
Swedish diskuskast
  • diskuskastathletic event where a discus is thrown
Turkish disk atma
  • disk atmaathletic event where a discus is thrown
Ukrainian метання диска
  • метання диска (metannja dyska)athletic event where a discus is thrown
Vietnamese ném đĩa
  • ném đĩaathletic event where a discus is thrown
Cite this entry
APA

discus throw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discus%20throw

MLA

“discus throw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discus%20throw. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “discus throw,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discus%20throw.

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