heitin

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • launcher device that throws something
  • trap device that slings clay pigeons in the air in trapshooting
  • projector in certain compounds, see e.g. piirtoheitin
  • mortar short of kranaatinheitin - an indirect fire weapon

Etymology

Suffix from Finnish heittää (throw, eject).

Origin

Finnish

heittää

Gloss

throw, eject

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

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