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broken arrows

broken arrows is the plural of broken arrow.

Meaning of broken arrow

Noun

broken arrow (plural broken arrows)

  1. A callout marker that consists of a dashed line with an arrowhead.
    • A broken arrow A - - -> B indicates that an occasional result of Section A is used in Section B, but that Section B is essentially independent of Section A.2003, Thomas W. Hungerford, Algebra, →ISBN, page 371
  2. (US, historical) Any of a series of accidental nuclear events in the Cold War, involving nuclear weapons or warheads fallen from aircrafts, which could have triggered a nuclear war.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see broken, arrow.

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Noun capitalized: Broken Arrows

Broken Arrows

  1. (plural) plural of Broken Arrow

Questions about broken arrows

What is broken arrows the plural of?
Broken arrows is the plural of broken arrow.
What part of speech is broken arrows?
Broken arrows is a noun.

Words near broken arrows in the dictionary

  1. broken a promise
  2. broken a sweat
  3. broken and entered
  4. broken apart
  5. broken arrow
  6. broken arrows
  7. broken away
  8. broken back
  9. broken bad
  10. broken bar
  11. broken bars

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