Wurfscheibe — meaning in English

English meaning

• discus noun A heavy round disc thrown in athletics competitions.
• Frisbee noun A flat, disc-shaped plastic toy that is thrown and caught, originally a trademarked brand name.

Senses

Wurfscheibe is used for these senses in English:

• Frisbee A disk-shaped gliding toy, sold under the brand name Frisbee.
• discus A round plate-like object that is thrown for sport.

discus — full definition

1. noun A heavy round disc thrown in athletics competitions.
2. noun The track-and-field event of throwing this disc for distance.
3. noun A brightly coloured freshwater aquarium fish (genus Symphysodon) with a flat, round body.

Frisbee — full definition

1. noun A flat, disc-shaped plastic toy that is thrown and caught, originally a trademarked brand name.
2. verb To throw an object with a flat, spinning motion like a frisbee.

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