javelin
ஈட்டியை
definition
noun
Light cavalry carried a small sword and two or three javelins while the heavy force was equipped with scimitar, mace and a 4 meter lance.
a light spear thrown in a competitive sport or as a weapon.
translation of 'javelin'
போட்டியில் எறியப்படும் ஈட்டி
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She also won gold at other athletics events including the 'javelin' , cross-country and 100m.
his nearest rival in the 'javelin'
I think this time round I'm just going to be concentrating on doing some throwing events, like the 'javelin' , the discus and the shot putt.
The ancient Greeks pioneered several complex athletic techniques, especially in events such as the 'javelin' and long-jump.
The rulebook says that the 'javelin' is constructed of three parts: the head, the shaft, and the grip.
There were ten events, including tossing the caber and throwing the 'javelin' !
Lewis resumes action in the Olympic Stadium today in the long jump before the event concludes with the 'javelin' and 800m where she has made a vast improvement this year.
his nearest rival in the 'javelin'
The Normans started to ride along the Saxon line, throwing in 'javelins' .
On all sides, ignoring him, barbarian mercenaries brandished their 'javelins' , bows, pikes, two-edged swords.
Yet he did not spy any bows or arrows, 'javelins' , or other weapons that could strike at a distance.
They took up their long, pointed spear-like 'javelins' and hurled them across the playing field.
Some were dueling away with wooden swords, and others were throwing 'javelins' at targets.
There he was, just 18 and at the start of a promising career, hurling 'javelins' around as if they were paper aeroplanes and delighting in the accolades and awards bestowed upon him.
They were poised to throw their spears and 'javelins' but I had a sudden impulse to stop them.
Weaponry consisted of battleaxes, thrusting spears and daggers for the infantry, while the leaders in their battlewagons carry sheafs of 'javelins' .
Until the early fifth century, this was a matter of putting up scaling ladders or constructing a siege mound against the city-wall while bombarding the battlements with 'javelins' , arrows, and stones.
Even the powerful moose knew to beware the swift 'javelins' of avarii hunters.
I was trained up from my earliest years in the art of war, my daily exercise was shooting and throwing 'javelins' , and my mother adorned me with emblems after the manner of our greatest warriors.
The horseman asks no more than his shield and spear, but the infantry have also 'javelins' to shower, several per man, and they can hurl them to a great distance; for they are either naked or only lightly clad in their cloaks.
The Nubian lances were more than double the length of the Roman 'javelins' , and the Romans were outnumbered three to one.
Already, scores of mercenaries were surrounding the camp, pelting it with flaming arrows and a whole assortment of 'javelins' and throwing spears.
I don't think Boudica would have been using a chariot at all - it takes two horses and two warriors to throw one set of 'javelins' from a chariot, which is inefficient in anyone's book.
To gain some protection by distancing themselves from the dangers of close combat, early fighters used throwing weapons - slings, bows, 'javelins' , and spears.
And every time, as the Romans fell back on the column, the Jews returned to resume the barrage of 'javelins' and slingshot.
Gruelling training timetables included drills with 'javelins' , slings, shields and 18-ft spears.
Light cavalry carried a small sword and two or three 'javelins' while the heavy force was equipped with scimitar, mace and a 4 meter lance.
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