"rope dart" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rope darts [plural]
Etymology: Calque from Chinese 繩鏢/绳镖 (shéngbiāo). Etymology templates: {{calque|en|zh|-}} Calque from Chinese, {{zh-l|繩鏢}} 繩鏢/绳镖 (shéngbiāo) Head templates: {{en-noun}} rope dart (plural rope darts)
  1. A weapon that originated in ancient China, consisting of a long rope with a metal dart at the end, used to attack long-range targets repeatedly. Wikipedia link: Rope dart Categories (topical): Weapons Related terms: meteor hammer Translations (weapon consisting of a dart at the end of a rope): 繩鏢 (Chinese Mandarin), 绳镖 (shéngbiāo) (Chinese Mandarin), sheng biao (Finnish), шэнбяо (šɛnbjao) (Russian)

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