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crossbow en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈkɹɒsbəʊ/ (UK)

Etymology

From Middle English crosbowe, crossebowe, equivalent to cross + bow.

Meanings

1. A mechanised weapon, based on the bow and arrow, that shoots bolts.
2. A portable ballista that can be held in the hand.

Forms

Deriveds

crossbowman · crossbowsman · crossbower · crossbowwoman · bullet-shooting crossbow

Descendants

crosbhogha · bwa croes · クロスボウ

Relateds

ballista · bolt · quarrel · arbalest · bow

Translations (106)

ru самостре́л (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · ca ballesta (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · la disputed (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · lt arbaletas (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · fa کمان زنبورکی (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · et amb (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · ja クロスボウ (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · vi nỏ (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · fr arbalète (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · be арбале́т (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · mr क्रॉसबो (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · sh samostrel (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · uk самострі́л (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · rm ballester (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · sh strelomet (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · oc balèsta (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · nn armbrøst (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · tr arbalet (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · et vibupüss (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · pl samostrzał (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · cmn 十字弓 (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · ja ボウガン (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · km ស្នា (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · bg арбале́т (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · fi jalkajousi (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · lo ໜ້າໄມ້ (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · el βαλλίστρα (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · sv armborst (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · gd crois-bhogha (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · cs kuše (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · gsw Armbruscht (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · ja 弩 (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · fa کمان تفنگی (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · mg arbaleta (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · cy bwa croes (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · fi varsijousi (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · eo arbalesto (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · rm balester (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · ar قَوْس إفْرَنْجِيَّة (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · pac tumiêng (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · sh kuša (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · ast ballesta (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · ota زنبرك (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · mk са́мострел (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · ru арбале́т (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · sh куша (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · alt арбалет (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · mt qaws mimdud (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · nl kruisboog (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · mww hneev (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · sh самострел (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · tl pasulo (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · sk kuša (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · hu számszeríj (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · lv stops (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · sh стреломет (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · roa-opt baesta (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · pt besta (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · aho 𑜀𑜂𑜫 (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · th หน้าไม้ (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · cmn 弩 (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · ro arbaletă (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · rm balaister (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · oc arcbalesta (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · eu balezta (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · my ဒူးလေး (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · la Mediaeval arballista (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · lv arbalets (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · uk арбале́т (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · khb ᦒᦓᦴ (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · ota چرخ (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · hsb prokawa (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · vi ná (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · atv айа (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · he קשת מוצלבת (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · lb Aarmbroscht (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · mk та́тарник (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · es ballesta (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · tr tatar yayı (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · nb armbrøst (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · dsb prokawa (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · tl balyesta (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · bua һаали (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · khb ᦂᦱᧂᧈ (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · it balestra (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · gl bésta (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · pl kusza (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · de Armbrust (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · et pandpüss (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · sah айа (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · sl samostrel (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · shn ၵၢင်ႇ (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · is lásbogi (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · jra hraŏ (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · la possibly arcuballista f or manuballista (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · wa årbalesse (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · lb Fitschebou (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · et arbalett (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · da armbrøst (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · be самастрэ́л (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · kk арбалет (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · hy արբալետ (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · ko 석궁 (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · khb ᦡᧄᦺᦙᧉ (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · grc γαστραφέτης (mechanised weapon based on the bow) · ga crosbhogha (mechanised weapon based on the bow)