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keihäs — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dart noun A small, pointed missile with a weighted tip and flights, thrown at a target, especially in the pub game of darts.
  • javelin noun A light spear designed to be thrown by hand, used historically as a weapon.
  • lance noun A long spear, traditionally carried by a mounted soldier or knight.
  • spear noun A weapon consisting of a long shaft with a sharp point, used for thrusting or throwing.

Senses

keihäs is used for these senses in English:

  • dart Any sharp-pointed missile weapon, such as an arrow.
  • hastate Of or pertaining to a spear.
  • javelin A light spear thrown with the hand and used as a weapon.
  • javelin A metal-tipped spear thrown for distance in an athletic field event.
  • lance (medicine) Prick or cut open with a sharp instrument.
  • lance Pierce with or as if with a lance.
  • lance Move suddenly and quickly
  • spear A long stick with a sharp tip used as a weapon for throwing or thrusting, or anything used to make a thrusting motion.

dart — full definition

  1. noun A small, pointed missile with a weighted tip and flights, thrown at a target, especially in the pub game of darts.
  2. verb To move suddenly and quickly in a particular direction.
  3. noun A tapered fold stitched into a garment to shape it to the body.

javelin — full definition

  1. noun A light spear designed to be thrown by hand, used historically as a weapon.
  2. noun A metal-tipped spear thrown for distance in a track and field event.
  3. verb To hurl something through the air the way a javelin is thrown, or to pierce something with one.

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