"longbow" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlɒŋbəʊ/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-longbow.wav [Southern-England] Forms: longbows [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒŋbəʊ Etymology: 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. Wikipedia link: longbow Categories (topical): Archery, Weapons Derived forms: draw the longbow Translations (large bow): arc llarg [masculine] (Catalan), 長弓 (Chinese Mandarin), 长弓 (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), hosszúíj (Hungarian), bogha fada (Irish), (yumi) (alt: ゆみ) (Japanese), ロングボウ (Japanese), 장궁 (janggung) (Korean), долг лак (dolg lak) [masculine] (Macedonian), langbue [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), 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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      "sense": "large bow",
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      "sense": "large bow",
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      "sense": "large bow",
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