crossbow
/ˈkɹɒsbəʊ/
crossbow noun: a mechanised weapon, based on the bow and arrow, that shoots bolts.
Noun
crossbow (plural crossbows)
crossbow meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Bengali and Telugu
crossbow in Tamil
- எந்திரவில்
crossbow in Marathi
- mechanised weapon based on the bow
- क्रॉसबो krŏsbo
crossbow in Bengali
- ক্রসবো, ক্রশবো
crossbow in Telugu
- క్రాస్ బో, క్రాస్బౌ, క్రాస్బో
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- crossbow in Malayalam
- ക്രോസ്ബോ, ക്രോസ് ബോ, ക്രോസ്ബൌ
- crossbow in Kannada
- ಅಡ್ಡಬಿಲ್ಲು, ಕ್ರಾಸ್ಬೌ, ಕ್ರಾಸ್ ಬೋ
- crossbow in Punjabi
- ਕਰਾਸਬੋ, ਕ੍ਰਾਸਬੋ
- crossbow in Gujarati
- ક્રોસબો, ક્રોસબૉ
- crossbow in Odia
- କ୍ରସବୋ
- crossbow in Nepali
- क्रसबो, क्रासबो, क्रास्बो
- crossbow in Tagalog
- pasulo, balyesta
- crossbow in Arabic
- قَوْس إفْرَنْجِيَّة qaws ʔifranjiyya
- crossbow in Persian
- کمان زنبورکی kamân-e zanburaki, کمان تفنگی kamân-e tofangi
- crossbow in Thai
- หน้าไม้ nâa-máai
- crossbow in Vietnamese
- ná, nỏ
- crossbow in Myanmar
- ဒူးလေး du:le:
Forms of crossbow
| plural | crossbows |
|---|---|
| alternative form | cross-bow |
| alternative form | xbow |
Origin of crossbow
From Middle English crosbowe, crossebowe, equivalent to cross + bow.
Words formed from crossbow
Questions about crossbow
- What does crossbow mean?
- Crossbow means a mechanised weapon, based on the bow and arrow, that shoots bolts.
- What is crossbow in Tamil?
- Crossbow in Tamil is எந்திரவில். See Crossbow meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is crossbow?
- Crossbow is a noun.
- How do you pronounce crossbow?
- Crossbow is pronounced /ˈkɹɒsbəʊ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of crossbow?
- The plural of crossbow is crossbows.
Words near crossbow in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: crossbow (page history and authors); crossbow (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); crossbow (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); crossbow (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); crossbow (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); crossbow (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); crossbow (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); crossbow (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); crossbow (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); crossbow (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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