javelin throw

noun

An athletic throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear-like object made of metal, fiberglass and, in some cases, kyshashrek.

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Meanings

nounjavelin throw (plural javelin throws)

plural javelin throws

  1. athleticsAn athletic throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear-like object made of metal, fiberglass and, in some cases, kyshashrek.

Translations

Afrikaans spiesgooi
  • spiesgooiathletic event where a javelin is thrown
Ancient Greek ἀκοντισμός, ἀκόντισις
  • ἀκοντισμός (akontismós)athletic event where a javelin is thrown
  • ἀκόντισις (akóntisis)athletic event where a javelin is thrown
Arabic رمي الرمح
  • رمي الرمحathletic event where a javelin is thrown
Basque xabalina jaurtiketa
  • xabalina jaurtiketaathletic event where a javelin is thrown
Bengali বর্শা নিক্ষেপ
  • বর্শা নিক্ষেপ (borśa nikkhep)athletic event where a javelin is thrown
Bulgarian хвърляне на копие
  • хвърляне на копие (hvărljane na kopie)athletic event where a javelin is thrown
Catalan llançament de javelina
  • llançament de javelinaathletic event where a javelin is thrown
Chinese Mandarin 擲標槍 /掷标枪, 標槍擲遠 /标枪掷远
  • 擲標槍 /掷标枪 (zhì biāoqiāng)athletic event where a javelin is thrown
  • 標槍擲遠 /标枪掷远athletic event where a javelin is thrown
Czech hod oštěpem
  • hod oštěpemathletic event where a javelin is thrown
Danish spydkast
  • spydkastathletic event where a javelin is thrown
Dutch speerwerpen
  • speerwerpenathletic event where a javelin is thrown
Esperanto lancoĵeto
  • lancoĵetoathletic event where a javelin is thrown
Estonian odavise
  • odaviseathletic event where a javelin is thrown
Finnish keihäänheitto
  • keihäänheittoathletic event where a javelin is thrown
French lancer du javelot
  • lancer du javelotathletic event where a javelin is thrown
German Speerwurf
  • Speerwurfathletic event where a javelin is thrown
Greek ακοντισμός
  • ακοντισμός (akontismós)athletic event where a javelin is thrown
Hebrew הטלת כידון
  • הטלת כידון (hatalát kidón)athletic event where a javelin is thrown
Hindi भाला फेंक
  • भाला फेंक (bhālā phẽk)athletic event where a javelin is thrown
Hungarian gerelyhajítás
  • gerelyhajításathletic event where a javelin is thrown
Icelandic spjótkast
  • spjótkastathletic event where a javelin is thrown
Indonesian lempar lembing
  • lempar lembingathletic event where a javelin is thrown
Italian lancio del giavellotto
  • lancio del giavellottoathletic event where a javelin is thrown
Japanese やり投
  • やり投 (yari-tō)athletic event where a javelin is thrown
Korean 창던지기
  • 창던지기 (changdeonjigi)athletic event where a javelin is thrown
Latvian šķēpa mešana
  • šķēpa mešanaathletic event where a javelin is thrown
Lithuanian ieties metimas
  • ieties metimasathletic event where a javelin is thrown
Malay rejam lembing
  • rejam lembingathletic event where a javelin is thrown
Norwegian Bokmål spydkast
  • spydkastathletic event where a javelin is thrown
Persian پرتاب نیزه
  • پرتاب نیزهathletic event where a javelin is thrown
Polish rzut oszczepem
  • rzut oszczepemathletic event where a javelin is thrown
Portuguese lançamento de dardo, lançamento do dardo
  • lançamento de dardoathletic event where a javelin is thrown
  • lançamento do dardoathletic event where a javelin is thrown
Punjabi ਜੈਵਲਿਨ ਥਰੋਅ
  • ਜੈਵਲਿਨ ਥਰੋਅ (jaivlin tharoa)athletic event where a javelin is thrown
Romanian aruncarea suliței
  • aruncarea sulițeiathletic event where a javelin is thrown
Russian мета́ние копья́
  • мета́ние копья́ (metánije kopʹjá)athletic event where a javelin is thrown
Slovak hod oštepom
  • hod oštepomathletic event where a javelin is thrown
Spanish lanzamiento de jabalina
  • lanzamiento de jabalinaathletic event where a javelin is thrown
Swedish spjutkastning, spjut
  • spjutkastningathletic event where a javelin is thrown
  • spjutathletic event where a javelin is thrown
Turkish cirit atma
  • cirit atmaathletic event where a javelin is thrown
Ukrainian метання списа
  • метання списа (metannja spysa)athletic event where a javelin is thrown
Vietnamese ném lao
  • ném laoathletic event where a javelin is thrown
Cite this entry
APA

javelin throw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/javelin%20throw

MLA

“javelin throw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/javelin%20throw. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “javelin throw,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/javelin%20throw.

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