From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdiscusdis‧cus /ˈdɪskəs/ noun [countable] 1 DSOa heavy flat circular object which is thrown as far as possible as a sport2 → the discus
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discus• On duty she strode about looking as if she could not wait to get off duty and chuck a discus.• Acrisius was there on a visit to the King, and the discus struck him.• Garrett gave the picture to a friend and asked if the friend could make a replica of the discus.• There was no rivalry between them when they tried which could throw the discus farthest; they were only playing a game.• She later took the discus with 39.72 metres.Origin discus (1600-1700) Latin “disk, plate” 