One dressed in purple finding old javelin

Usage examples of pilum.

Dirigo il fascio di luce della pila elettrica nei vari angoli della soffitta.

Solarians would feel more restraint in dealing with humans, Pila, and Kanten than they had toward a chimpanzee.

Pring serve in the cities and farms of nearly all Pil planets, except for the home planet, Pila.

The first he briskly introduced as Pila, a senior advisor, whom Nilis had evidently met before.

Gramm and Pila looked politely bored, Nilis was fascinated by the scenery.

So Luru Parz led Nilis, Gramm, and Pila to a conference room, leaving Pirius and Torec in the charge of Faya Parz.

Every seat was occupied, with the portly figure of Minister Gramm at the head of the table, and his advisor Pila beside him.

In fact, the station commander, a stern prosthetic-wearer called Captain Marta, insisted that he and Pila were accompanied by guards wherever they went.

Red called Burden and Pirius Blue to the office he had had Pila set up.

With Pila at his side, he stood awkwardly on a crate, the only rostrum he could find.

He told Pila his target for resuming training flights was twenty-four hours.

With Pila at his side, he locked the door of his office, set up a security shield, and showed them the order.

After they were done, Pila would draft the final Operation Order that would be disseminated to the flight crews.

As the flyers clambered out of their little transporter, Pila stood to one side and began making checks on a data desk she carried.

Aside from civilians like Commissary Nilis and Pila, there were much more lowly types: workers, techs, administrators.