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crossbow

[ UK /kɹˈɒsbə‍ʊ/ ]
[ US /ˈkɹɔsˌboʊ/ ]
NOUN
  1. 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.
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