Javelin vs. Spear
Difference Between Javelin and Spear
Javelinnoun
A light spear thrown with the hand and used as a weapon.
Spearnoun
A long stick with a sharp tip used as a weapon for throwing or thrusting, or anything used to make a thrusting motion.
Javelinnoun
A metal-tipped spear thrown for distance in an athletic field event.
Spearnoun
A soldier armed with such a weapon; a spearman.
Javelinverb
(transitive) To pierce with a javelin.
Spearnoun
A lance with barbed prongs, used by fishermen to retrieve fish.
Javelinnoun
an athletic competition in which a javelin is thrown as far as possible
Spearnoun
(ice hockey) An illegal maneuver using the end of a hockey stick to strike into another hockey player.
Javelinnoun
a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events
Spearnoun
(wrestling) In professional wrestling, a running tackle in which the wrestler's shoulder is driven into the opponent's midsection.
Spearnoun
A shoot, as of grass; a spire.
Spearnoun
The feather of a horse.
Spearnoun
The rod to which the bucket, or plunger, of a pump is attached; a pump rod.
Spearnoun
A long, thin strip from a vegetable.
asparagus and broccoli spearsSpearverb
To penetrate or strike with, or as if with, any long narrow object. To make a thrusting motion that catches an object on the tip of a long device.
Spearverb
(intransitive) To shoot into a long stem, as some plants do.
Spearadjective
Male
a spear counterpartSpearadjective
Pertaining to male family members
the spear side of the familySpearnoun
a long pointed rod used as a weapon
Spearnoun
an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
Spearverb
pierce with a spear;
spear fishSpearverb
thrust up like a spear;
The branch speared up into the air
