the hammer
noun
: an event in which people compete by throwing a hammer (a metal sphere attached to a flexible handle) for distance
He won a gold medal in the hammer.
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Langston was at a meet at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs when the hammer — a weight attached to a grip that is swung in a circular motion and then thrown — went into the crowd rather than the field around 9:30 a.m., the college said in a statement.
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Patrick Smith, NBC News, 28 Jan. 2025
The weight used in the hammer throw event is 16 pounds (7 kilograms) for men and 9 pounds (4 kilograms) for women in adult competition, according to World Athletics, the international track and field governing body.
—Mead Gruver, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
Trump smiled as the hammer circled to hit the bell.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
The winner of the event is the athlete who throws the hammer the greatest distance while remaining within a seven-foot diameter circle.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
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Patrick Smith, NBC News, 28 Jan. 2025
The weight used in the hammer throw event is 16 pounds (7 kilograms) for men and 9 pounds (4 kilograms) for women in adult competition, according to World Athletics, the international track and field governing body.
—Mead Gruver, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
Trump smiled as the hammer circled to hit the bell.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
The winner of the event is the athlete who throws the hammer the greatest distance while remaining within a seven-foot diameter circle.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the hammer
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“The hammer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20hammer. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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