What does arrow mean?
Definitions for arrow
ˈær oʊar·row
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Princeton's WordNet
arrow, pointer(noun)
a mark to indicate a direction or relation
arrow(noun)
a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow
Webster Dictionary
Arrow(noun)
a missile weapon of offense, slender, pointed, and usually feathered and barbed, to be shot from a bow
Etymology: [OE. arewe, AS. arewe, earh; akin to Icel. r, rvar, Goth. arhwazna, and perh. L. arcus bow. Cf. Arc.]
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Arrow
An arrow is a shafted projectile that is shot with a bow. It predates recorded history and is common to most cultures. An arrow usually consists of a shaft with an arrowhead attached to the front end, with fletchings and a nock at the other.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Arrow
ar′rō, n. a straight, pointed weapon, made to be shot from a bow: any arrow-shaped pin or ornament: the chief shoot of a plant, esp. the flowering stem of the sugar-cane.—n. Ar′row-head, the head or pointed part of an arrow: an aquatic plant native to England, with arrow-shaped leaves rising above the water—reputed good for hydrophobia.—adj. Ar′row-head′ed, shaped like the head of an arrow.—n. Ar′row-shot, the distance traversed by an arrow.—adj. Ar′rowy, of or like arrows. [A.S. earh, arwe; cog. with L. arcus; akin to Ice. ör, örvar.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
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A missive weapon of offence, and whether ancient or modern, in the rudest form among savages or refined by art, is always a slender stick, armed at one end, and occasionally feathered at the other. The natives of Tropical Africa feather the metal barb.
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In fortification, a work placed at the salient angles of the glacis, communicating with the covert way.--Broad arrow. The royal mark for stores of every kind. (See BROAD ARROW.)
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
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In fortification, a work placed at the salient angles of the glacis, communicating with the covert way.
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A missile weapon of defense, straight, slender, pointed, and barbed, to be shot with a bow.
Editors Contribution
arrow
Is a type of sign or symbol to indicate a direction or way to follow a specific course, direction, road or path.
Arrows are used widely in road signs, online to click on a link etc.
Submitted by MaryC on January 11, 2016
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Rank popularity for the word 'arrow' in Nouns Frequency: #2160
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of arrow in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of arrow in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of arrow in a Sentence
An arrow may fly through the air and leave no trace; but an ill thought leaves a trail like a serpent.
Testimony is like an arrow shot from a long-bow; its force depends on the strength of the hand that draws it. But argument is like an arrow from a cross-bow, which has equal force if drawn by a child or a man.
Truth is as straight as an arrow, while a lie swivels all over the place. You can hide Truth under a doormat, but eventually the mat will rise very high with Time -- forcing it to reveal all the truths it conceals.
There are many procedural things we can do. That's one thing we can do. Certainly, we've got that in our arrow quiver.
You start to see things like decorated bones, beads made from marine shell or ostrich eggs, miniaturzied stone tools, and bones carved into things like arrow points. This is the oldest date we have for when this behavior is first observed, previous sites relating to this early period of modern humanbehaviorr have all been in South Africa and the East African Rift Valley, this is the first site on the coast of East Africa and the first with such a continuous record.
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- سهمArabic
- šipkaCzech
- arrowDanish
- PfeilGerman
- βέλοςGreek
- sagoEsperanto
- flechaSpanish
- پیکانPersian
- nuoliFinnish
- flècheFrench
- तीरHindi
- nyílHungarian
- panahIndonesian
- frecciaItalian
- חץHebrew
- 矢印Japanese
- 화살Korean
- arrow arrowLatin
- pijlDutch
- arrowNorwegian
- strzałkaPolish
- flechaPortuguese
- săgeatăRomanian
- стрелаRussian
- pilSwedish
- బాణంTelugu
- okTurkish
- стрілкаUkrainian
- פייַלYiddish
- 箭头Chinese
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