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1. (n.) crossbow
a medieval weapon consisting of a bow fixed transversely on a stock having a trigger mechanism to release the bowstring, and often incorporating or accompanied by a mechanism for bending the bow.
Etymology: (1400–50)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) crossbow
a bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to direct the arrow (quarrel)
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1. (noun) crossbow
a weapon, used in discharging arrows, formed by placing a bow crosswise on a stock
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Sense: a medieval type of bow fixed to a shaft with a mechanism for pulling back and releasing the string.
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 Afrikaans: kruisboog |
 Arabic: قَوْس ونشّاب |
 Bulgarian: арбалет |
 Brazilian: besta |
 Czech: kuše |
 German: die Armbrust |
 Danish: armbrøst |
 Greek: βαλλίστρα |
 Spanish: ballesta |
 Estonian: amb |
 Farsi: کمان زنبورکی |
 Finnish: varsijousi |
 French: arbalète |
 Hebrew: קֶשֶת צְלָב |
 Hindi: आड़ी कमान |
 Croatian: samostrel |
 Hungarian: nyílpuska |
 Indonesian: busur silang |
 Icelandic: krossbogi |
 Italian: balestra |
 Japanese: いし弓 |
 Korean: 석궁 |
 Lithuanian: arbaletas, kilpinis |
 Latvian: stops (ierocis) |
 Malay: panah |
 Dutch: kruisboog |
 Norwegian: armbrøst |
 Polish: kusza |
 Persian: کمان زنبورکی |
 Pashto: لیندی |
 Portuguese: besta |
 Romanian: arbaletă |
 Russian: арбалет |
 Slovak: kuša |
 Slovenian: samostrel |
 Serbian: samostrel |
 Swedish: armborst |
 Thai: หน้าไม้ |
 Turkish: yay |
 Taiwanese: 十字弓 |
 Ukrainian: арбалет |
 Urdu: ٹیڑهى كمان |
 Vietnamese: cái nỏ |
 Chinese: 弩 |
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