Meaning | A projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow. |
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Part of | bow and arrow | A weapon consisting of arrows and the bow to shoot them |
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Parts | arrowhead | The pointed head or striking tip of an arrow |
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vane | A fin attached to the tail of an arrow, bomb or missile in order to stabilize or guide it |
Narrower | broad arrow | An arrow with a wide barbed head |
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butt shaft | A blunt arrow without a barb |
quarrel | An arrow that is shot from a crossbow |
Broader | projectile, missile | A weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled |
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Spanish | flecha |
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Catalan | fletxa, sageta |
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