crossbow
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Etymology
From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#CROSSBOWCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#CROSSBOW crosbowe, crossebowe, equivalent to cross + bowCategory:English compound terms#CROSSBOW.
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Noun
crossbow (plural crossbows)Category:English lemmas#CROSSBOWCategory:English nouns#CROSSBOWCategory:English countable nouns#CROSSBOWCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#CROSSBOWCategory:Pages with entries#CROSSBOWCategory:Pages with 1 entry#CROSSBOW
- A mechanised weapon, based on the bow and arrow, that shoots bolts.
- A portable ballista that can be held in the hand.
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- → Irish: crosbhogha (calque)
- → Japanese: クロスボウ
- → Welsh: bwa croes (calque)
Translations
mechanised weapon based on the bow
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