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How to pronounce javelin in English?

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Type Words
Type of field event
Type Words
Type of lance, shaft, spear, sports equipment

Examples of javelin

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Soon after, athletics teacher Miss Springer is found dead with a javelin in her.
From the dailyherald.com
Jessica Ennis holds her head after a poor performance in the heptathlon javelin.
From the guardian.co.uk
Spotakova won the women's javelin on Thursday with a best throw of 71.42 metres.
From the boston.com
Lemon competed in the javelin, the pole vault, the long jump and the triple jump.
From the post-gazette.com
Lemon easily won the javelin, his best event, with a throw of 171 feet, 6 inches.
From the post-gazette.com
Stephanie Nelson won the women's javelin with a distance of 144 feet, 4 inches.
From the sacbee.com
The Jinetes were Spanish light horsemen armed with a javelin, sword and a shield.
From the en.wikipedia.org
She also advanced to the WPIAL track and field finals in the javelin three times.
From the post-gazette.com
Provided there's no one on the infield, she'd throw the javelin for 30 minutes.
From the signonsandiego.com
More examples
  • An athletic competition in which a javelin is thrown as far as possible
  • A spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events
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