crossbow

English

/ˈkɹɒsbəʊ/

noun

Definitions

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

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English crosbowe compound from English cross (grumpy) + English bow (arch).

Origin

English

bow

Gloss

arch

Concept

Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Einstein cross English
Korolev cross English
across English
anticross English
autocross English
backcross English
barebow English
becross English
bookcross English
bow English
bow ball English
bow maker English
bow window English
bowable English
bowbearer English
bowbent English
bowest English
boweth English
bowfin English
bowfront English
bowgrace English
bowguard English
bowhead English
bowhunter English
bowhunting English
bowknot English
bowleg English
bowless English
bowlike English
bowmaking English
bowman English
bowmanship English
bowpicker English
bowrider English
bowshot English
bowsman English
bowstave English
bowstring English
bowtie English
bowwoman English
bowyer English
buttercross English
buxom English
cross English
cross-handed English
crossable English
crossarm English
crossback English
crossbeak English
crossbeam English
crossbill English
crossbite English
crossbones English
crossbower English
crossbowman English
crossectomy English
crosser English
crosseth English
crosseyed English
crossfish English
crossguard English
crosshair English
crosshanded English
crosshead English
crossish English
crossless English
crosslet English
crosslight English
crosslike English
crossline English
crossling English
crossly English
crossness English
crossnumber English
crosspatch English
crosspipe English
crosspoint English
crossroad English
crossrow English
crosst English
crosstable English
crosstrack English
crosstree English
crossunder English
crossvine English
crosswalk English
crossway English
crosswedge English
crosswire English
crosswise English
crossword English
crosswort English
doublecross English
downbow English
elbow English
embow English
facebow English
footbow English
hairbow English
imbow English
incross English
intercross English
longbow English
man English
midbow English
moonbow English
mouthbow English
outbow English
outcross English
overbow English
overcross English
oxbow English
rainbow English
recross English
saddle bow English
saddlebow English
shaft bow English
shortbow English
spray bow English
stone bow English
stonebow English
subcross English
sunbow English
testcross English
unbow English
uncross English
uncrossability English
upbow English
warbow English
autocross Italian
croix French
кросс Russian
クロス Japanese
ボウ Japanese
bowe Middle English
crosbowe Middle English
cross Middle English
kruco Esperanto
kros Serbo-Croatian
โบ Thai
bightsome Scots
kros Tok Pisin
kros Pijin