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rope dart

rope dart noun: a weapon that originated in ancient China, consisting of a long rope with a metal dart at the end, used to attack long-range targets repeatedly.

rope dart: a weapon that originated in ancient China, consisting of a long rope with a metal dart at the end,...
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Noun

rope dart (plural rope darts)

  1. A weapon that originated in ancient China, consisting of a long rope with a metal dart at the end, used to attack long-range targets repeatedly.

Forms of rope dart

pluralrope darts

Origin of rope dart

Calque from Chinese 繩鏢／绳镖 (shéngbiāo).

Questions about rope dart

What does rope dart mean?
Rope dart means a weapon that originated in ancient China, consisting of a long rope with a metal dart at the end, used to attack long-range targets repeatedly.
What part of speech is rope dart?
Rope dart is a noun.
What is the plural of rope dart?
The plural of rope dart is rope darts.

Words near rope dart in the dictionary

  1. rope clamps
  2. rope dance
  3. rope dancer
  4. rope dancers
  5. rope dances
  6. rope dart
  7. rope darts
  8. rope drilling
  9. rope grass
  10. rope in
  11. rope into

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