[
UK
/kɹˈɒsbəʊ/
]
[ US /ˈkɹɔsˌboʊ/ ]
[ US /ˈkɹɔsˌboʊ/ ]
NOUN
- a bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to direct the arrow (quarrel)
How To Use crossbow In A Sentence
- Setting the crossbow on the counter and sheathing his sword, he moved with surprising speed and agility to replace the bar across the door.
- Bows fell into three main types: the composite bow, the crossbow, and the longbow.
- If you do not think that a crossbow is a real bow that can reach a lot farther than 30 yrds. then you have not used one, have you. On Crossbows During the Regular Bow Season
- He grunted in pain as a bolt from a crossbow tore a gash in his leg, then he plunged into the water and sank.
- They took five shotguns, a longbow, arrows, a crossbow and bolts.
- In the manner of handbows of the same period, early Western crossbows featured wood laths and long power strokes (compared to later examples.)
- Meanwhile, to hold you for a while, here's the latest wonder painted for me by Jen Haley: a crossbowman's pavise in 54mm scale. Four More Miniatures
- Crossbow makes sensors that can report on vibration, tilt, acceleration, temperature, and other factors.
- The crossbowman was a good swimmer, Thom," he said as he climbed into the saddle. The Dragon Reborn
- The crossbows on the other hand were horizontal and would be drawn back and latched.