javelin

English Thesaurus

1. a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	lance, shaft, spear,
definition	:	a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	sports equipment,
definition	:	equipment needed to participate in a particular sport (noun.artifact)

2. an athletic competition in which a javelin is thrown as far as possible (noun.event)

hypernym	:	field event,
definition	:	a competition that takes place on a field rather than on a running track (noun.event)