discuses

Heavy athletic disks

Discuses is the plural of discus, a heavy disk thrown as an athletic event.

The discus throw dates to ancient Greece and remains an Olympic sport.

The equipment room held a rack of discuses in various weights.

The alternative plural disci appears occasionally but sounds overly technical.

athletics

throwing

Propelling by arm motion

competition · spin · release · circle · stadium · throw · sector · foul line · rotation · technique

technique

spin

Rapid rotation around axis

stance · footwork · torque · momentum · acceleration · wind-up · power position · delivery · follow-through · balance

equipment

disc

Flat circular object

  • weightMeasure of heaviness
  • rimCircular outer boundary
  • metalHard conductive solid

wooden · rubber · plastic · regulation · practice · training · diameter · thickness · grip · aerodynamics

Opposites
throwing implement type

discusesjavelins

Slender athletic projectiles

spears · arrows · lances · rods · poles

Phrases
Family

discuss, discussion, discussing, discussed, discussions, discus

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G