longbow
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8.1
- noun
- /ˈlɔːŋboʊ/
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arco largo
- In medieval England, the longbow was a key weapon for archers in battle.
- longbow and wooden arrows
- the English longbow
- longbow or recurve
He has some of the most incredible Longbow shots I've ever seen.
- He has some of the most incredible Longbow shots I've ever seen.
- And the range on a shotgun is way shorter than the range on a Longbow.
- And this is a battle where you have, you know, thousands of, of Longbow longer men, Archers on both sides.
Examples
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As the English longbow spelled the end of armored knights at Agincourt, the machine gun marked the final defeat of the cavalry charge in World War I.
Fiction book (1997) -
As he went to draw the longbow, Artus saw Judar reaching for him.
Fiction book (1992) -
On that day for the first time our archers used the longbow.
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She held her longbow across her saddle, her fear-widened eyes darting back and forth among the surrounding trees.
Fiction book (1992) -
The Elven Hunters climbed aboard, armed with longbows and short swords, dark and silent forms in the night.
Fiction book (1993) -
It was no ghostly bow, but a real South Welsh longbow, cut from dwarf-elm, rough, unpolished, and deadly.
Fiction book (1999) -
Many historical records highlight the effectiveness of the longbow during warfare.
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To master the longbow, an archer must practice regularly to improve their accuracy.
Synonyms
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5.2
A curved piece of wood with a string used to shoot arrows
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3.3
A weapon using a curved bow to shoot arrows for hunting or fighting
A bow that you pull and release by hand
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Longbow is made of long ('long') and bow ('a curved weapon that shoots arrows'), so it literally means a 'long bow'. It was the name for the tall, powerful bow used by English archers in medieval times, which is why the word tells you its size and use.