Usage of "atlatl" | TermGallery

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Tool to give more leverage when throwing a dart-like projectile.

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Examples for "spear-thrower"

Examples for "spear-thrower"

He held up his spear, already on his spear-thrower ready to launch. 
 The Land of Painted Caves 

He remembered running toward them with his spear ready in his spear-thrower. 
 The Plains of Passage 

I want to get the spear-thrower and spears I'm making for Lanidar. 
 The Shelters of Stone 

This behavior was effective against most predators, but not against a spear-thrower. 
 The Plains of Passage 

You should go and see the man demonstrate the spear-thrower he made. 
 The Shelters of Stone 

Usage of atlatl in English

Bone spear throwers, or atlatls -which greatly increase the velocity of javelins -appear by 18,000 years ago. 
 The Rational Optimist 

Translations for atlatl

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Meanings of atlatl in English