crossbow
pronunciation
How to pronounce crossbow in British English:
UK [ˈkrɒsbəʊ]
How to pronounce crossbow in American English:
US [ˈkrɔsboʊ]
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- Noun:
- a bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to direct the arrow (quarrel)
Word Origin
- crossbow (n.)
- mid-15c., from cross (n.) + bow (n.1).
Example
- 1. It 's kind of like a crossbow without the cross piece at the front .
- 2. What is the ancient hand-hand crossbow crossbow ah ?
- 3. From the first , too , I had been warned that the novel was at the point of death , that like the walled city or the crossbow , it was a thing of the past .
- 4. The qin crossbow are manufactured uniformly . They have interchangeable parts .
- 5. While the crossbow is relatively easy to use and quite powerful , it leaves the user quite vulnerable during the slow reload process .