Atlatls is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Atlatls meaning
plural of atlatl
Using Atlatls
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of atlatl
Context around Atlatls
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Atlatls
- In this selection, "atlatls" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, dart and spear stand out and add context to how "atlatls" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include fragments of atlatls dart throwing and thrown by atlatls spear throwing. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "atlatls" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with atlatls
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The artefacts from the Par-Tee burial site in Oregon are believed to be fragments of atlatls - dart-throwing devices that pre-date the bow and arrow. (27 words)
Other weapons "Lance" is also the name given by some anthropologists to the light flexible javelins (technically darts) thrown by atlatls (spear-throwing sticks), but these are usually called "atlatl javelins". (31 words)
Other weapons "Lance" is also the name given by some anthropologists to the light flexible javelins (technically darts) thrown by atlatls (spear-throwing sticks), but these are usually called "atlatl javelins". (31 words)
The artefacts from the Par-Tee burial site in Oregon are believed to be fragments of atlatls - dart-throwing devices that pre-date the bow and arrow. (27 words)
Example sentences (2)
The artefacts from the Par-Tee burial site in Oregon are believed to be fragments of atlatls - dart-throwing devices that pre-date the bow and arrow.
Other weapons "Lance" is also the name given by some anthropologists to the light flexible javelins (technically darts) thrown by atlatls (spear-throwing sticks), but these are usually called "atlatl javelins".