Pilum

//ˈpaɪləm//

Synonyms for "pilum"

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Translations

3 translations across 3 languages.

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Bulgarian

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  • пилум noun (Roman military javelin)

Russian

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  • пилум noun (Roman military javelin)

Swedish

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  • kastspjut noun (Roman military javelin)

Sample sentences

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Besides a lighter spear, the Roman legionary grasped in his right hand the formidable pilum, a ponderous javelin whose utmost length was about six feet and which was terminated by a massy triangular point of steel of about eighteen inches.

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Verica plucked a pilum from the hands of the nearest legionary – the soldier didn't react – and handed it to me.

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