Usage of "spear-thrower"

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

Синонимы

Examples for "atlatl"

Examples for "atlatl"

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

Использование термина spear-thrower на английском

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 

He placed the spear on his spear-thrower to have it in readiness. 
 The Plains of Passage 

She got her spear-thrower and a couple of spears and walked back. 
 The Shelters of Stone 

And she showed me how to throw a spear with that spear-thrower. 
 The Shelters of Stone 

With her heart pounding in her throat, she picked up Jondalar's spear-thrower! 
 The Plains of Passage 

You can see why the spear-thrower would be a great advantage, Jondalar explained. 
 The Plains of Passage 

Though the idea was ingenious, the spear-thrower itself was deceptively simple. 
 The Plains of Passage 

She decided that there was no reason the belt couldn't hold her spear-thrower. 
 The Plains of Passage 

The long-distance cast of the spear-thrower gave Ayla her only advantage. 
 The Mammoth Hunters 

Nearly everyone can handle a spear without a spear-thrower, including women. 
 The Land of Painted Caves 

The woman armed her spear-thrower and started for the indecisive pack. 
 The Land of Painted Caves 

He could learn to throw a spear, especially using a spear-thrower. 
 The Shelters of Stone 

Translations for spear-thrower

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Значения термина spear-thrower на английском