javelin
Plural: javelins
Noun
- 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 thrown with the hand and used as a weapon.
- A metal-tipped spear thrown for distance in an athletic field event.
- A javelinfish (Coelorinchus australis).
Verb
Verb Forms: javelined, javelining, javelins
- To throw or pierce with a light spear for sport or combat.
- To pierce with a javelin.
- To throw like a javelin.
- To fall like a javelin.
Examples
- He aimed to JAVELIN his longest word across the triple letter scores for maximum Scrabble impact.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English chafeveleyn, gavelong, from Old French javelline, diminutive of javelot, diminutive of *javel, from Vulgar Latin *gabalus, from Gaulish gabulum (compare Old Irish gabul (“fork”), Welsh gafl), from Proto-Celtic *gablā (“fork, forked branch”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ-. The Old French term was also borrowed into Middle Low German as gaveline, and into Middle High German as gabilot. Cognate with gavelock, gaffle.
Scrabble Score: 17
javelin: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordjavelin: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
javelin: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary