Definition of "javelin" in English

noun

1. A light spear thrown with the hand and used as a weapon.

2. A metal-tipped spear thrown for distance in an athletic field event.

3. A javelinfish (Coelorinchus australis).

verb

1. (transitive) To pierce with a javelin.

2. (transitive) To throw like a javelin.

3. (intransitive) To fall like a javelin.