Javelin (disambiguation)

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A Javelin is a light spear intended for throwing. It is commonly known from the modern athletic discipline, the Javelin throw.

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

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• All pages with titles beginning with Javelin
• All pages with titles containing Javelin
• Spear (disambiguation)

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This page was last edited on 14 August 2023, at 19:19