bow and arrow
UK/ˈbəʊ ən(d)ˈæɹəʊ/
bow and arrow noun: a weapon consisting of a bow and a supply of arrows, often kept in a quiver.
Noun
bow and arrow (plural bows and arrows)
- A weapon consisting of a bow and a supply of arrows, often kept in a quiver.
- His bow and arrow never leaves him.
- Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine. The machine gun is so much more lethal than the bow and arrow that comparisons are meaningless.2013 July 20, “Old soldiers?”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845
bow and arrow meaning in Malayalam, Kannada, Arabic and Persian
bow and arrow in Malayalam
- weapon
- അമ്പും വില്ലും ampuṁ villuṁ
bow and arrow in Kannada
- ಬೆಸಕೋಲ್, ಬೆಸಕೋಲು
bow and arrow in Arabic
- weapon
- قَوْس وَسَهْم qaws wasahm
bow and arrow in Persian
- weapon
- تیر و کمان tir-o-kamân
More languagesFewer languages
- bow and arrow in Vietnamese
- cung tên
Forms of bow and arrow
| plural | bows and arrows |
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Questions about bow and arrow
- What does bow and arrow mean?
- Bow and arrow means a weapon consisting of a bow and a supply of arrows, often kept in a quiver.
- What is bow and arrow in Malayalam?
- Bow and arrow in Malayalam is അമ്പും വില്ലും (ampuṁ villuṁ). See Bow and arrow meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is bow and arrow?
- Bow and arrow is a noun.
- How do you pronounce bow and arrow?
- Bow and arrow is pronounced /ˈbəʊ ən(d)ˈæɹəʊ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of bow and arrow?
- The plural of bow and arrow is bows and arrows.
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