blow dart

Puffed tribal projectile

A blow dart is a small projectile fired by blowing through a tube, used in hunting and warfare by indigenous peoples of South America, Southeast Asia, and elsewhere.

The darts are often tipped with poison for hunting game.

In modern contexts, blow darts appear in spy fiction and as recreational equipment: The zookeeper used a blow dart to tranquilize the escaped monkey.

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hunter · bamboo · needle · toxic · curare · silent · silent killer · amazon · indigenous · aim · breath · deep breath · tube · projectile · take aim · hunting · hunting tool · primitive

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Large mounted gun

artillery · rocket launcher · missile · artillery shell · firearm

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Large mounted gun

bomb · nuclear weapon · artillery shell · missile · grenade

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Hilted fighting blade

club · knife · fist · bayonet · mace

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG