throwing stick
Primitive projectile launcher
A throwing stick is a curved wooden implement hurled to strike game or enemies at a distance.
The term covers weapons from various cultures, including the Australian boomerang—though most throwing sticks don't return when thrown.
Some are designed for hunting birds or small animals; others served as weapons of war.
The throwing stick is among humanity's oldest projectile tools.
Handheld pointed projectile
- gameOrganized play or sport
- fowlingHunting wild birds
- quarryPit for extracting rock
- pursuitAct of chasing something
stalking · trapping · bola · projectile · accuracy · range · prey · small game
Path of moving object
- spinRapid rotation around axis
- rotationTurning on an axis
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
drag · airflow · momentum · gyroscopic · angular momentum · arc · curve · flight path
Self-returning thrown weapon
- didgeridooAustralian Aboriginal wind instrument
- dreamtimeSleep phase with visions
- corroboreeAboriginal ceremonial gathering
- songlinesAboriginal sung navigation routes
totem · elder · walkabout · outback · Uluru · ochre · ceremonial · carved
Go back again
- curvedSmoothly bent, not angular
- retrievableAble to be gotten back
- catchSeize or snag
- comebackRecovery after decline
hover · whirl · twist · wooden · painted · competition · recreation · toy
Organization with membership
- truncheonShort thick stick
- bludgeonHeavy blunt weapon
- cudgelThick wooden club
- strikingNoticeably impressive
combat · warfare · defense · wooden · carved · weighted · impact · blunt force
dart
Handheld pointed projectile
pursuit · stalking · trapping · bola · projectile · accuracy · range · prey · small game · birds
trajectory
Path of moving object
lift · drag · airflow · momentum · gyroscopic · angular momentum · arc · curve · flight path · airborne
boomerang
Self-returning thrown weapon
- didgeridooAustralian Aboriginal wind instrument
- dreamtimeSleep phase with visions
- corroboreeAboriginal ceremonial gathering
songlines · totem · elder · walkabout · outback · Uluru · ochre · ceremonial · carved · eucalyptus
return
Go back again
- curvedSmoothly bent, not angular
- retrievableAble to be gotten back
- catchSeize or snag
comeback · hover · whirl · twist · wooden · painted · competition · recreation · toy
club
Organization with membership
striking · combat · warfare · defense · wooden · carved · weighted · impact · blunt force · tomahawk
Paleolithic
Earliest archaeological era
archaeology · cave painting · flint · bone · antler · primitive · survival · tool · handcraft · excavation
- ancient weaponssword, swords, shield, shields, bow
- throwablesball, rock, stone, dart, javelin
- hockey penaltiescharging, elbowing, holding, hooking, high-sticking
- Coarse Fishingcarp fishing, carp, tench, roach, perch
- pottery supplieskiln, potter's wheel, pottery wheel, clay, slip
- bludgeonsclub, mace, cudgel, bludgeon, truncheon
throwing stickbow
Respectful forward inclination
bow and arrow · crossbow · rifle · gun · firearm
throwing stickrifle
Long-barreled shoulder weapon
firearm · guided missile · smart bomb · laser weapon · drone
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