WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pi•lum  (pī′ləm),USA pronunciation n., pl. -la (-lə).USA pronunciation 
  1. Antiquity, Militarya javelin used in ancient Rome by legionaries, consisting of a three-foot-long shaft with an iron head of the same length.
  • Latin pīlum dart, javelin

'pilum' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
pile

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