HyperDic: crossbow

English > 1 sense of the word crossbow:
NOUNartifactcrossbowa bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to direct the arrow (quarrel)
crossbow > pronunciation
Soundskrao'sbow.
Rhymesakimbo ... turbot: 25 rhymes with bow...
English > crossbow: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to direct the arrow (quarrel).
BroaderbowA weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow
Spanishballesta
Catalanballesta

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