Crossbow Definition

krôsbō, krŏs-
crossbows
noun
A weapon consisting of a bow set transversely on a wooden stock: the stock is grooved to direct a short, heavy arrow (bolt) or stone and notched to hold the bowstring, which is released by a trigger.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Crossbow

Noun

Singular:
crossbow
Plural:
crossbows

Origin of Crossbow

  • From late Middle English; equivalent to cross +‎ bow.

    From Wiktionary

Crossbow Sentence Examples

  • She lowered the crossbow, her gaze going from the guardsman to him.

  • He steers it towards a shelf of rock, called in Russ's time Tell's Platte, springs on shore, shoots the bailiff dead with his crossbow, and goes back to Uri, where he stirs up the great strife which ended in the battle of Morgarten.

  • The woman emerged carrying a crossbow.

  • He harried the Limousin and laid siege to the castle of Chalus; while directing an assault he was wounded in the shoulder by a crossbow bolt, and, the wound mortifying from unskilful treatment or his own want of care, he died on the 6th of April 1199.

  • For interested parties a full hunting expedition can be arranged Archery Choose between the traditional longbow and the more powerful crossbow.

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