Meaning of javelinned | Babel Free
Definitions
Alternative spelling of javelined (“wielding or equipped with a javelin or javelins”).
alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Examples
“Think⟳ of this, you jolly hog-hunters of India! Regret⟳, when you next ride⟳ to pig, with a single spear in your hand, that you did not live⟳ in the past, when if you had gone after the same beast in armour, javelinned, and sworded, you might have⟳ been a hero.”
“Blow⟳ forth again the bright / Brave ghost of flame, a javelinned / Defiance to the crowding night.”
“In the center of the Carthaginian army was a front column of infantry with large rectangular shields and short swords, the second column was made up of battle-hardened Libyan spearmen, and then only the Cretan archers had been partially javelinned.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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