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HAMPE JAVELOT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-10-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Antique and Obsolete Weapons
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pilum
1, record 1, English, pilum
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Roman legionaries used the pilum, a heavy seven-foot-long javelin. 2, record 1, English, - pilum
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pilum: The plural form is "pila." 3, record 1, English, - pilum
Record 1, Key term(s)
- pila
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Armes anciennes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pilum
1, record 1, French, pilum
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lourd javelot à fer long, terminé par deux crochets, fixé à une hampe de bois assez large. 2, record 1, French, - pilum
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-02-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Track and Field
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- javelin shaft
1, record 2, English, javelin%20shaft
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- shaft of javelin 2, record 2, English, shaft%20of%20javelin
correct
- shaft 3, record 2, English, shaft
correct, noun
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A competitor may hold the javelin at the end of the cord grip even though one or more fingers and thumb touch the javelin shaft. 1, record 2, English, - javelin%20shaft
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Athlétisme
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- hampe du javelot
1, record 2, French, hampe%20du%20javelot
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- hampe 2, record 2, French, hampe
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Atletismo
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- fuste de la jabalina
1, record 2, Spanish, fuste%20de%20la%20jabalina
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- asta 2, record 2, Spanish, asta
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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