Dart

noun

1. A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand, for example a short lance or javelin
2. Any sharp-pointed missile weapon, such as an arrow.
3. (sometimes figurative) Anything resembling such a missile; something that pierces or wounds like such a weapon.
4. A small object with a pointed tip at one end and feathers at the other, which is thrown at a target in the game of darts.
5. A dart-shaped target towed behind an aircraft to train shooters.