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discus throw

discus throw noun: an athletic throwing event where the object to be thrown is a heavy lenticular disc called discus.

Noun

discus throw

  1. An athletic throwing event where the object to be thrown is a heavy lenticular disc called discus.

discus throw meaning in Kannada, Gujarati, Malay and Vietnamese

discus throw in Kannada

ತಟ್ಟೆ ಎಸೆತ, ಚಕ್ರ ಎಸೆತ

discus throw in Gujarati

athletic event where a discus is thrown
ચક્રફેંક cakrapheṅk

discus throw in Malay

athletic event where a discus is thrown
lempar cakera

discus throw in Vietnamese

athletic event where a discus is thrown
ném đĩa

Words formed from discus throw

Questions about discus throw

What does discus throw mean?
Discus throw means an athletic throwing event where the object to be thrown is a heavy lenticular disc called discus.
What is discus throw in Kannada?
Discus throw in Kannada is ತಟ್ಟೆ ಎಸೆತ, ಚಕ್ರ ಎಸೆತ. See Discus throw meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is discus throw?
Discus throw is a noun.

Words near discus throw in the dictionary

  1. discursus
  2. discursuses
  3. discus
  4. discus fish
  5. discus fishes
  6. discus throw
  7. discus thrower
  8. discus throwers
  9. discuses
  10. discuss
  11. discuss about

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