whistling arrow in English

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        "An arrow carved such that it makes a high-pitched whistle when fired; historically used by nomadic peoples in the Eurasian Steppe."
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        "(historical) An arrow carved such that it makes a high-pitched whistle when fired; historically used by nomadic peoples in the Eurasian Steppe."
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          "roman": "míngdí",
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          "word": "鸣镝"
        }
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    }
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  "word": "whistling arrow"
}

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        "historical"
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      "word": "鳴鏑"
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "míngdí",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "鸣镝"
    }
  ],
  "word": "whistling arrow"
}

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"whistling arrow" meaning in English

Noun

Inflected forms