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crossbow::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | bow |
Examples of crossbow
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Crossbow season continues through Dec. 31, and archers can hunt through Jan. 17.
From the courier-journal.com
Archery and crossbow deer hunting also will be open under statewide regulations.
From the courier-journal.com
Hastings marks the first known use of the crossbow in battle in English history.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The adapted crossbow was used by the Islamic armies in defence of their castles.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Key to the crossbow debate is the sporting arm's impact on the deer population.
From the post-gazette.com
Crossbow immediately responded with a goal to re-establish their two-goal lead.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
From the top the Dolphin fibula looks like a T or the late-Roman crossbow fibula.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Larry Hogestyn is pictured with the turkey he shot by modified crossbow last fall.
From the democratandchronicle.com
They are then confronted by a local apothecary, Riann, holding a crossbow at them.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- A bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to direct the arrow (quarrel)
- A crossbow is a weapon consisting of a bow mounted on a stock that shoots projectiles, often called bolts or quarrels. The medieval crossbow was called by many names, most of which derived from the word ballista, a torsion engine resembling a crossbow in appearance.
- Crossbow is a 1987 action/adventure television series that aired on The Family Channel. The series was produced by Steven North and Richard Schlesinger for Robert Halmi Inc., in co-production with French television network FR3, and filmed entirely on location in France.
- Crossbow is a video arcade game released by Exidy in 1983. It was later published by Absolute Entertainment for the Commodore 64, DOS and by Atari for the 2600, 7800 and XE Game System starting in 1987.
- A mechanised weapon, based on the bow and arrow, which fires bolts
- Operational code name for Allied attacks on V-1 launch sites
- A medieval weapon consisting of a bow fixed crosswise on a grooved wooden stock, with a mechanical means of pulling the bowstring and firing a bolt or arrow.
- Weapon like a bow and arrow, only the string is pulled back by turning a handle and the bow is fired by releasing a trigger. In Latin it was called a ballista
- A bow that was held horizontally rather than vertically like a longbow. The crossbow developed into a very strong bow and in later centuries the bow itself was often made of steel and was wound by mechanical means.
