bowstring
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4.9
- noun
- /ˈboʊˌstrɪŋ/
:
stringa
- I locked an unblinking stare onto the target, drew back the bowstring, and let the arrow fly.
Instead, the bowstring would have been secured by way of tied leather bindings.
- Instead, the bowstring would have been secured by way of tied leather bindings.
- But some unexpected types of springs are other things like maybe an archer's bowstring or a pair of tweezers cuz the spring.
Examples
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Don't get your bowstring wet.
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Pull back on a bowstring.
Academic text (2010) -
Each had an arrow nocked to his bowstring.
Fiction book (1994) -
I sighted and pulled, but lacked the strength to draw the bowstring back more than a few inches.
Fiction book (1996) -
She carefully drew back the bowstring, aiming at the target in the distance.
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The bowstring snapped under the pressure of his strong pull, sending the arrow off course.
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Before the competition, he made sure to wax the bowstring for better performance.
Synonyms
222
1.0
A thin cord used to tie or fasten things
Compounds
A tropical plant with thick striped green leaves grown for strong fibers and decoration
- South African
A South African plant whose long, strong leaves people use to make rope
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bowstring comes from two simple parts: bow (an old word for a 'bend' or the curved stick used to shoot arrows) and string ('a cord'). So a bowstring is the cord on the bent stick that you pull back to make the arrow fly.