"longbow" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlɒŋbəʊ/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-longbow.wav Forms: longbows [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒŋbəʊ Etymology: From long + bow. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|long|bow}} long + bow Head templates: {{en-noun}} longbow (plural longbows)
  1. A large bow that has a strong tension, and is usually more than 3 feet tall. The most famous longbows in history were the English longbows, which were crafted of yew. Derived forms: draw the longbow, longbowman, longbowsman, longbowstringmaker Translations (large bow): arc llarg [masculine] (Catalan), 長弓 /长弓 (Chinese Mandarin), 大弓 (dàgōng) (Chinese Mandarin), langbue [common-gender] (Danish), langboog [masculine] (Dutch), pikkvibu (Estonian), pitkäjousi (Finnish), arc long anglais [masculine] (French), Langbogen [masculine] (German), τόξο (tóxo) [neuter] (Greek), קשת ארוכה (keshet aruka) [feminine] (Hebrew), धनुष्य (dhanuṣya) [masculine] (Hindi), hosszúíj (Hungarian), bogha fada (Irish), (yumi) (alt: ゆみ) (Japanese), ロングボウ (Japanese), 大弓 (daikyū) (Japanese), 장궁 (janggung) (Korean), долг лак (dolg lak) [masculine] (Macedonian), धनुष्य (dhanuṣya) [neuter] (Marathi), langbue [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), długi łuk [masculine] (Polish), arco longo [masculine] (Portuguese), большо́й лук (bolʹšój luk) [masculine] (Russian), лук (luk) [masculine] (Russian), arco largo [masculine] (Spanish), långbåge [common-gender] (Swedish), pikkvibu (Võro), halaba nga pana (Waray-Waray)

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      "word": "arco longo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "bolʹšój luk",
      "sense": "large bow",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "большо́й лук"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "luk",
      "sense": "large bow",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "лук"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "large bow",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "arco largo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "large bow",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "långbåge"
    },
    {
      "code": "vro",
      "lang": "Võro",
      "lang_code": "vro",
      "sense": "large bow",
      "word": "pikkvibu"
    },
    {
      "code": "war",
      "lang": "Waray-Waray",
      "lang_code": "war",
      "sense": "large bow",
      "word": "halaba nga pana"
    }
  ],
  "word": "longbow"
}

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