[さしのべる, sashinoberu] (v1,vt) (1) to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to stretch; to reach out for; (2) to thrust (javelin); (3) (See 手を差し伸べる) to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.); (P) [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Javelin \Jave"lin\, n. [F. javeline; akin to Sp. jabalina, It.
giavelina, and F. javelot, OF. gavlot. Cf. {Gavelock}.]
1. A sort of light spear, to be thrown or cast by the hand;
anciently, a weapon of war used by horsemen and foot
soldiers; now used chiefly in hunting the wild boar and
other fierce game.
[1913 Webster]
Flies the javelin swifter to its mark,
Launched by the vigor of a Roman arm? --Addison.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Sport) A wooden shaft resembling a spear, thrown by
contestants in a contest called the javelin throw; the one
throwing the javelin furthest wins the contest. The
javelin throw is one of the field events of the modern
Olympic Games.
[PJC]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Javelin \Jave"lin\, v. t.
To pierce with a javelin. [R.] --Tennyson.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
javelin
n 1: an athletic competition in which a javelin is thrown as far
as possible
2: a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events