discus
IPA: dˈɪskʌs
noun
- A round plate-like object that is thrown for sport.
- (uncountable, athletics) The athletics event of discus throw.
- (plural: discus) A discus fish (genus Symphysodon)
- (rare, dated) A chakram.
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Examples of "discus" in Sentences
- He was ranked fifth in the country in the discus.
- In 1912 he won the silver medal in the discus throw.
- She competed in the shot put and in the discus throw.
- I'll hurl the dialectic discus in the discussion tab.
- I have modified the wording of the article about the Discus.
- He was a star in track and in throwing the discus and the hammer.
- In the process, he was the first to break 200 feet in the discus.
- The discus and the mace symbolize dynamic power, energy and prowess.
- In 1964 she finished sixth in the Discus competition at the Olympics.
- In 1928 she finished eighth in the qualification of the discus throw event.
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