Javelin (disambiguation)
A Javelin is a light spear intended for throwing. It is commonly known from the modern athletic discipline, the Javelin throw.
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Javelin may also refer to:
- Pilum, a heavy javelin used as a thrown weapon in the Roman legions
- Javelin argument, a logical argument supporting the infinite size of the universe
Fiction
- Javelin (DC Comics), a DC Comics supervillain
- Javelin (Marvel Comics), a character in Rom Spaceknight, a comic book series published by Marvel Comics
- Javelin, a fictional robot from the Custom Robo series
Military
- FGM-148 Javelin, an American anti-tank missile
- Javelin (surface-to-air missile), a British Army portable missile
Music
- Javelin (band), a two-man pop band started in 2005
- Javelin (album), a 2023 album by Sufjan Stevens
- The Javelins, a 1960s band fronted by Ian Gillan
- Javelin (Torke), a 1994 composition by American composer Michael Torke
- The Javelin, a 1997 album by Blue Amazon, or the title track
Technology
- BlackBerry Curve 8900, or Javelin, a BlackBerry Curve phone
- Javelin Software, software company
- Prism (chipset), or PRISM Javelin, a wireless chipset made by Intersil Corporation
Transportation
Aviation
- ATG Javelin, an American-Israeli civil jet aircraft prototype that did not reach production
- Gloster Javelin, a British "all-weather" jet interceptor aircraft, 1951–1968
- Javelin, American aircraft company, selling plans for the Javelin Wichawk kit-plane
- Argo D-4 Javelin, a former American sounding rocket
- Napier Javelin, a British piston aircraft engine
Maritime
- HMS Javelin (F61), a 1938 World War 2, Royal Navy destroyer
- Javelin dinghy, one of several types of racing dinghy:
- Javelin dinghy (US)
- Javelin dinghy (Europe) (Europe)
- Javelin dinghy (Australasia) (NZ)
- SS Empire Javelin, a 1944 British World War 2 Infantry Landing Ship
Rail
- Javelin (train), the Olympic Javelin, a high speed shuttle service in London for the 2012 Summer Olympics
- British Rail Class 395 the trains used, sometimes referred to as the "Javelin class"
Road
- AMC Javelin, an American automobile
- Dennis Javelin, a British motorcoach
- Jowett Javelin, a British automobile
- JBA Javelin, a kit-car manufactured by JBA Cars
Zoology
- Javelina, a pig-like animal found in the Americas
- Javelin fish, any of several fishes
- Coelorinchus australis, the javelin, a fish found around Australia and New Zealand
- Thorntooth grenadier, the javelin, a name for the fish Lepidorhynchus denticulatus, found around Australia and New Zealand
- Javelin frog, Australian species of frog
See also
Search for "javelin" on Wikipedia.
- All pages with titles beginning with Javelin
- All pages with titles containing Javelin
- Spear (disambiguation)
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