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"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "crossbowman"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "crossbowwoman"
}
],
"descendants": [
{
"depth": 1,
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"args": {
"1": "ga",
"2": "crosbhogha",
"clq": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Irish: crosbhogha (calque)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Irish: crosbhogha (calque)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
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"args": {
"1": "ja",
"2": "クロスボウ",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Japanese: クロスボウ",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Japanese: クロスボウ"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "cy",
"2": "bwa croes",
"clq": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Welsh: bwa croes (calque)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Welsh: bwa croes (calque)"
}
],
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"2": "enm",
"3": "crosbowe"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
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"1": "enm",
"2": "crossebowe"
},
"expansion": "crossebowe",
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},
{
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"1": "en",
"2": "cross",
"3": "bow"
},
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"name": "compound"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English crosbowe, crossebowe, equivalent to cross + bow.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "crossbows",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
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"expansion": "crossbow (plural crossbows)",
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],
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
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"word": "bolt"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "quarrel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "ballista"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "arbalest"
}
],
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"langcode": "en",
"name": "Archery",
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"Sports",
"Weapons",
"Human activity",
"Hunting",
"Military",
"Tools",
"Human behaviour",
"Society",
"Technology",
"Human",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
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"Society",
"Technology",
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"glosses": [
"A mechanised weapon, based on the bow and arrow, that shoots bolts."
],
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"links": [
[
"weapon",
"weapon"
],
[
"bow",
"bow"
],
[
"arrow",
"arrow"
],
[
"bolt",
"bolt"
]
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "aho",
"lang": "Ahom",
"roman": "kaṅ",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "𑜀𑜂𑜫"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "qaws ʔifranjiyya",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "قَوْس إفْرَنْجِيَّة f* Asturian: ballesta"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "balezta"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "arbaljét",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "арбале́т"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "samastrél",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "самастрэ́л"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "arbalét",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "арбале́т"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "du:le:",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "ဒူးလေး"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "bua",
"lang": "Buryat",
"roman": "haali",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "һаали"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ballesta"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "nǔ",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "弩"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "kuše"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "armbrøst"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "kruisboog"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "arbalesto"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "amb"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "vibupüss"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "arbalett"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "pandpüss"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "varsijousi"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "jalkajousi"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "arbalète"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "bésta"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Armbrust"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "gsw",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"Alemannic-German",
"feminine"
],
"word": "Armbruscht"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "vallístra",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "βαλλίστρα"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "gastraphétēs",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "γαστραφέτης"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "késhet mutslévet",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "קשת מוצלבת"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "számszeríj"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lásbogi"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "crosbhogha"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "balestra"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"alt": "いしゆみ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "ishiyumi",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "弩"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kurosubō",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "クロスボウ"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "bōgan",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "ボウガン"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "jra",
"lang": "Jarai",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "hraŏ"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "arbalet",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "арбалет"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "snaa",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "ស្នា"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"alt": "石弓",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "seokgung",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "석궁"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "nā mai",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "ໜ້າໄມ້"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "disputed"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "possibly arcuballista f or manuballista"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Mediaeval arballista"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "stops"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "arbalets"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "arbaletas"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "khb",
"lang": "Lü",
"roman": "k̇aang¹",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "ᦂᦱᧂᧈ"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "khb",
"lang": "Lü",
"roman": "thnuu",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "ᦒᦓᦴ"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "khb",
"lang": "Lü",
"roman": "ḋammay²",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "ᦡᧄᦺᦙᧉ"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Fitschebou"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Aarmbroscht"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "sámostrel",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "са́мострел"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "tátarnik",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "та́тарник"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "mg",
"lang": "Malagasy",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "arbaleta"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "qaws mimdud"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "krŏsbo",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "क्रॉसबो"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "armbrøst"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "armbrøst"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "arcbalesta"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "balèsta"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "roa-opt",
"lang": "Old Galician-Portuguese",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "baesta"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "zenberek",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "زنبرك"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "çarh",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "چرخ"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "kamân-e zanburaki",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "کمان زنبورکی"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "kusza"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "samostrzał"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "besta"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "arbaletă"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"Rumantsch-Grischun",
"Surmiran",
"Sutsilvan",
"masculine"
],
"word": "balester"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"Sursilvan",
"masculine"
],
"word": "ballester"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"Puter",
"Vallander",
"masculine"
],
"word": "balaister"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "arbalét",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "арбале́т"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "samostrél",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "самостре́л"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "crois-bhogha"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "куша"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "самострел"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "стреломет"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "kuša"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "samostrel"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "strelomet"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "shn",
"lang": "Shan",
"roman": "kàang",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "ၵၢင်ႇ"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "kuša"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "samostrel"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Lower Sorbian",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "prokawa"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "hsb",
"lang": "Upper Sorbian",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "prokawa"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ballesta"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "armborst"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "pasulo"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "balyesta"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "nâa-máai",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "หน้าไม้"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "tatar yayı"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "arbalet"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "arbalét",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "арбале́т"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "samostríl",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "самострі́л"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "ná"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "nỏ"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "årbalesse"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
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"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bwa croes"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
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"lang": "White Hmong",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "hneev"
}
]
},
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"Entry maintenance"
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{
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"Military",
"Tools",
"Human activity",
"Society",
"Technology",
"Human behaviour",
"All topics",
"Human",
"Fundamental"
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}
],
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"A portable ballista that can be held in the hand."
],
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[
"ballista",
"ballista"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈkɹɒsbəʊ/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
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],
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"_dis1": "0 0",
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},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
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],
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"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
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{
"word": "crossbowwoman"
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}
],
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{
"depth": 1,
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{
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"bor": "1"
},
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}
],
"text": "→ Japanese: クロスボウ"
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{
"depth": 1,
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{
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{
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"name": "compound"
}
],
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"tags": [
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]
}
],
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],
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"word": "bolt"
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{
"word": "quarrel"
},
{
"word": "ballista"
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{
"word": "arbalest"
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],
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[
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[
"arrow",
"arrow"
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[
"bolt",
"bolt"
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],
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"ballista"
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]
}
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{
"code": "aho",
"lang": "Ahom",
"roman": "kaṅ",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "𑜀𑜂𑜫"
},
{
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "qaws ʔifranjiyya",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "قَوْس إفْرَنْجِيَّة f* Asturian: ballesta"
},
{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "balezta"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "arbaljét",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "арбале́т"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "samastrél",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "самастрэ́л"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "arbalét",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "арбале́т"
},
{
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "du:le:",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "ဒူးလေး"
},
{
"code": "bua",
"lang": "Buryat",
"roman": "haali",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "һаали"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ballesta"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "nǔ",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "弩"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "kuše"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "armbrøst"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "kruisboog"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "arbalesto"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "amb"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "vibupüss"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "arbalett"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "pandpüss"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "varsijousi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "jalkajousi"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "arbalète"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "bésta"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Armbrust"
},
{
"code": "gsw",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"Alemannic-German",
"feminine"
],
"word": "Armbruscht"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "vallístra",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "βαλλίστρα"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "gastraphétēs",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "γαστραφέτης"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "késhet mutslévet",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "קשת מוצלבת"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "számszeríj"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lásbogi"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "crosbhogha"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "balestra"
},
{
"alt": "いしゆみ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "ishiyumi",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "弩"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kurosubō",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "クロスボウ"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "bōgan",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "ボウガン"
},
{
"code": "jra",
"lang": "Jarai",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "hraŏ"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "arbalet",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "арбалет"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "snaa",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "ស្នា"
},
{
"alt": "石弓",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "seokgung",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "석궁"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "nā mai",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "ໜ້າໄມ້"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "disputed"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "possibly arcuballista f or manuballista"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Mediaeval arballista"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "stops"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "arbalets"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "arbaletas"
},
{
"code": "khb",
"lang": "Lü",
"roman": "k̇aang¹",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "ᦂᦱᧂᧈ"
},
{
"code": "khb",
"lang": "Lü",
"roman": "thnuu",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "ᦒᦓᦴ"
},
{
"code": "khb",
"lang": "Lü",
"roman": "ḋammay²",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "ᦡᧄᦺᦙᧉ"
},
{
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Fitschebou"
},
{
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Aarmbroscht"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "sámostrel",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "са́мострел"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "tátarnik",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "та́тарник"
},
{
"code": "mg",
"lang": "Malagasy",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "arbaleta"
},
{
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "qaws mimdud"
},
{
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "krŏsbo",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "क्रॉसबो"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "armbrøst"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "armbrøst"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "arcbalesta"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "balèsta"
},
{
"code": "roa-opt",
"lang": "Old Galician-Portuguese",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "baesta"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "zenberek",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "زنبرك"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "çarh",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "چرخ"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "kamân-e zanburaki",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "کمان زنبورکی"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "kusza"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "samostrzał"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "besta"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "arbaletă"
},
{
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"Rumantsch-Grischun",
"Surmiran",
"Sutsilvan",
"masculine"
],
"word": "balester"
},
{
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"Sursilvan",
"masculine"
],
"word": "ballester"
},
{
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"Puter",
"Vallander",
"masculine"
],
"word": "balaister"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "arbalét",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "арбале́т"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "samostrél",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "самостре́л"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "crois-bhogha"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "куша"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "самострел"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "стреломет"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "kuša"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "samostrel"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "strelomet"
},
{
"code": "shn",
"lang": "Shan",
"roman": "kàang",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "ၵၢင်ႇ"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "kuša"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "samostrel"
},
{
"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Lower Sorbian",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "prokawa"
},
{
"code": "hsb",
"lang": "Upper Sorbian",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "prokawa"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ballesta"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "armborst"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "pasulo"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "balyesta"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "nâa-máai",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "หน้าไม้"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "tatar yayı"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "arbalet"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "arbalét",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "арбале́т"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "samostríl",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "самострі́л"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "ná"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "nỏ"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "årbalesse"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bwa croes"
},
{
"code": "mww",
"lang": "White Hmong",
"sense": "mechanised weapon based on the bow",
"word": "hneev"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"en:crossbow"
],
"word": "crossbow"
}
{
"called_from": "page/2386",
"msg": "inconsistent language codes ar vs ast in translation item: 't' {1: 'ast', 2: 'ballesta', 3: 'f'}",
"path": [
"crossbow",
"t"
],
"section": "English",
"subsection": "noun",
"title": "crossbow",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "translations/611",
"msg": "suspicious translation with '* ': {'lang': 'Arabic', 'code': 'ast', 'sense': 'mechanised weapon based on the bow', 'roman': 'qaws ʔifranjiyya', 'tags': ['feminine'], 'word': 'قَوْس إفْرَنْجِيَّة f* Asturian: ballesta'}",
"path": [
"crossbow"
],
"section": "English",
"subsection": "noun",
"title": "crossbow",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "form_descriptions/1089",
"msg": "suspicious unhandled suffix in Latin: 'possibly arcuballista f or manuballista', originally 'possibly arcuballista f or manuballista f'",
"path": [
"crossbow"
],
"section": "English",
"subsection": "noun",
"title": "crossbow",
"trace": ""
}
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