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longbow

[ US /ˈɫɔŋˌboʊ/ ]
[ UK /lˈɒŋbə‍ʊ/ ]
NOUN
  1. a powerful wooden bow drawn by hand; usually 5-6 feet long; used in medieval England

How To Use longbow In A Sentence

  • Bows fell into three main types: the composite bow, the crossbow, and the longbow.
  • The 2,000 arrows and nearly 150 longbows found on board reflect the continuing reliance on traditional methods of anti-personnel artillery.
  • They took five shotguns, a longbow, arrows, a crossbow and bolts.
  • He had cut notches into the wooden surface of the longbow, counting how many foes he had slain with the weapon; so far there were forty-nine marks.
  • It is available in nine calibers - two rifle and seven pistol - and features Longbow non-toxic frangible bullets and non-toxic heavy metal-free primers.
  • However, war had moved on from the time of the Battle of Hastings and the longbow was now the most feared of weapons and not the knight on horseback.
  • Longbow: Leading missile weapon of the English from the 14 th century into the 16 th century.
  • Specifics : This feat allows the character to use the long sword, rapier, longbow, and short bow.
  • Such longbowmen proved to be the most effective military units in Europe. Archive 2009-03-01
  • The movie features many different races using many different types of longbows and crossbows in warfare.
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