Therefore the design is often called a bowstring-arch or bowstring-girder bridge.
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Arjuna starts the battle by blowing his conch and twanging his Gandiva's bowstring.
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The $3.1 million bridge will feature brick pillars and a bowstring bridge.
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They also have no need for notches on the bow to anchor the bowstring.
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The bowstring and arrow are held with three fingers, or with a mechanical arrow release.
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Of the energy remaining, some is dampened both by the limbs of the bow and the bowstring.
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He drew the bowstring, then used a finger to feel if the arrow was well situated on the rest.
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The bowstring on Hindu love god Kamadeva's bow is made of honeybees.
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A rare example of a bowstring truss bridge, the Blackfriars remains open to vehicular traffic.
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The string of an archer's bow
A bow string joins the two ends of the bow stave and launches the arrow. Desirable properties include light weight, strength, resistance to abrasion, and resistance to water. ...
The ancient Egyptian Bowstring hieroglyph is an Egyptian language hieroglyph associated with the bow, and its use as a hieroglyph for the Archer hieroglyph, a symbol for 'army'. ...
A multi stranded string of either Dacron, Kevlar or Fastflight looped to the bow nocks or teardrops.
The string of bow made from such materials as; plant fibre, silk or sinew, used to transfer the energy from the bow to the arrow.
String used on all archery weapons to transfer energy from bow to projectile.
A cord fastened between the nocks at the ends of a bow to force it into a bent and stressed condition. It draws the bow and drives the arrow forward on the release.
The string on the bow, usually made of Dacron or Kevlar
A cord usually made of several individual strings of polyester or dacron. It attaches to the bow cable, and is used to attach the arrow for shooting.