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whistling arrow

whistling arrow noun: an arrow carved such that it makes a high-pitched whistle when fired; historically used by nomadic peoples in the Eurasian Steppe.

Noun

whistling arrow (plural whistling arrows)

  1. (historical) An arrow carved such that it makes a high-pitched whistle when fired; historically used by nomadic peoples in the Eurasian Steppe.

Forms of whistling arrow

pluralwhistling arrows

Questions about whistling arrow

What does whistling arrow mean?
Whistling arrow means an arrow carved such that it makes a high-pitched whistle when fired; historically used by nomadic peoples in the Eurasian Steppe.
What part of speech is whistling arrow?
Whistling arrow is a noun.
What is the plural of whistling arrow?
The plural of whistling arrow is whistling arrows.

Words near whistling arrow in the dictionary

  1. whistlewings
  2. whistlewood
  3. whistlike
  4. whistlin'
  5. whistling
  6. whistling arrow
  7. whistling arrows
  8. whistling buoy
  9. whistling buoys
  10. Whistling Cay
  11. whistling Dixie

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