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longbow en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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

Etymology

From long + bow.

Meanings

1. A large bow that has a strong tension, and is usually more than 3 feet tall. The most famous longbows in history were the English longbows, which were crafted of yew.

Forms

Deriveds

longbowstringmaker · longbowsman · draw the longbow · longbowman

Translations (29)

fr arc long anglais (large bow) · hu hosszúíj (large bow) · sv långbåge (large bow) · cmn 大弓 (large bow) · pl długi łuk (large bow) · de Langbogen (large bow) · nb langbue (large bow) · ja 弓 (large bow) · ru большо́й лук (large bow) · he קשת ארוכה (large bow) · da langbue (large bow) · ko 장궁 (large bow) · pt arco longo (large bow) · cmn 長弓 /长弓 (large bow) · mk долг лак (large bow) · fi pitkäjousi (large bow) · es arco largo (large bow) · ga bogha fada (large bow) · mr धनुष्य (large bow) · war halaba nga pana (large bow) · ru лук (large bow) · vro pikkvibu (large bow) · ja 大弓 (large bow) · hi धनुष्य (large bow) · ja ロングボウ (large bow) · nl langboog (large bow) · ca arc llarg (large bow) · el τόξο (large bow) · et pikkvibu (large bow)