A woomera is an Australian Aboriginal wooden spear-throwing device that functions as an extension of the human arm, similar to an atlatl, enabling a spear to travel with greater speed and force than a throw by arm alone. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)Sword / Polearm / Bladed 1 Weapon Class (category) Classification
Service Status Weapon Class Sources
1. Wikipedia: Woomera (spear-thrower)
- Weapon class classified from the entity's own sourced description text.
- Weapon class (sword-polearm-blade) is a pre-industrial/melee weapon type by its own nature per the entity's own sourced description text; not carried in current active military service.
View the SourceWikidata: Woomera (spear-thrower)
Wikidata Q576567, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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