Definition of Crossbows. Meaning of Crossbows. Synonyms of Crossbows

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Definition of Crossbows

Crossbow
Crossbow Cross"bow` (-b?`), n. (Archery) A weapon, used in discharging arrows, formed by placing a bow crosswise on a stock.

Meaning of Crossbows from wikipedia

- Crossbows are usually drawn by direct pulling, but windl****-like mechanisms requiring less force were sometimes used. The earliest known crossbows were...
- the multiple bolt crossbows to him. During the Ming dynasty, repeating crossbows were used on ships. Although the repeating crossbow has been used throughout...
- The draw-length of the crossbow depicted is longer than later medieval crossbows and more similar to Gr**** and Chinese crossbows, but it's not clear what...
- A bolt or quarrel is a dart-like projectile used by crossbows. The word quarrel is from the Old French quarrel (> French carreau) "square thing", specialized...
- Match crossbow is a target shooting sport using crossbows. Unlike field crossbow, match crossbow is quite similar to the Olympic rifle. The International...
- Crossbow was the code name in World War II for Anglo-American operations against the German long range reprisal weapons (V-weapons) programme. The primary...
- a crossbow, and in some cases pistol-sized crossbows are treated differently. There may be minimum ages for possession, and sales of both crossbows and...
- Look up crossbow in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A crossbow is a projectile-shooting weapon. Crossbow may also refer to: Crossbow (TV series), based...
- (450 kgf/1,000 lbf) thrust. Two Crossbows could be carried by a Boeing B-50 Superfortress bomber, while four Crossbows could be carried by a Boeing B-47...
- Crossbow II was a late 1970s proa (or asymmetrical catamaran) sailboat, the successor craft to Crossbow. It was built by former Olympian Tim Whelpton...