An instrument of war; a light spear. "Fiery darts" (Ephesians 6:16) are so called in allusion to the habit of discharging darts from the bow while they are on fire or armed with some combustible material. Arrows are compared to lightning (Deuteronomy 32:23, 42; Psalm 7:13; 120:4).

Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language

1. (n.) A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; a short lance; a javelin; hence, any sharp-pointed missile weapon, as an arrow.

2. (n.) Anything resembling a dart; anything that pierces or wounds like a dart.

3. (n.) A spear set as a prize in running.

4. (n.) A fish; the dace. See Dace.

5. (v. t.) To throw with a sudden effort or thrust, as a dart or other missile weapon; to hurl or launch.

6. (v. t.) To throw suddenly or rapidly; to send forth; to emit; to shoot; as, the sun darts forth his beams.

7. (v. i.) To fly or pass swiftly, as a dart.

8. (v. i.) To start and run with velocity; to shoot rapidly along; as, the deer darted from the thicket.