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"Track and field throw"2 answers
discus6 lettersjavelin7 letters
Filled answer is this word (DISCUS).
Definitions
a disk used in throwing competitions
Word origin
1656. From Latin discus, from Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos, “disk, quoit, platter”). Doublet of dais, desk, disc, dish, disk, and diskos.
Used in a sentence
“He Robert Garrett] won even though he hadn't ever touched a real discus until just before the event was held.”
“[Gerd] Kanter had agreed to demonstrate his throwing skill on Friday, but rather than bringing his own discuses—he usually travels with about five of them, […]”
“For two years Templeton has given individual attention to Krenz. The young man has reciprocated by giving at least two hours each day to practice in the shot and discus.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Track and field throw”6 letters
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