throwing knife

English

Alternative forms

• throwing-knife

Noun

throwing knife (plural throwing knives)

1. A knife designed and weighted so that it can be thrown effectively, typically as a weapon or for competitions of knife-throwing skill.

   Hyponym: trumbash

Translations

Translations

Finnish: heittoveitsi French: couteau de lancer (fr) m Polish: nóż do rzucania m

See also

• ballistic knife

Further reading

• “throwing knife”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.