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arrow-hole

arrow-hole noun: synonym of arrowslit.

Noun

arrow-hole (plural arrow-holes)

  1. Synonym of arrowslit.
    • There were arrow-holes in the battlements, from which archers were shooting.
    Synonyms:
    arrowslit
  2. A hole of puncture in a body, the result of being shot with an arrow.
    • There was an arrow-hole in his abdomen, from which blood was seeping.

Synonyms of arrow-hole

Forms of arrow-hole

pluralarrow-holes

Origin of arrow-hole

From arrow + hole.

Questions about arrow-hole

What does arrow-hole mean?
Arrow-hole means synonym of arrowslit.
What part of speech is arrow-hole?
Arrow-hole is a noun.
What is the plural of arrow-hole?
The plural of arrow-hole is arrow-holes.

Words near arrow-hole in the dictionary

  1. Arrow's theorem
  2. arrow-finger
  3. arrow-fingers
  4. arrow-head
  5. arrow-heads
  6. arrow-hole
  7. arrow-holes
  8. arrow-poison frog
  9. arrow-poison frogs
  10. arrow-proof
  11. arrow-root

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