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Meaning of CROSSBOW

Pronunciation:  'kros`bow

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  a bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to direct the arrow (quarrel)
 

CROSSBOW is a 8 letter word that starts with C.

 

 See Also: bow

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cross"bow`\ (-b?`), n. (Archery)
A weapon, used in discharging arrows, formed by placing a bow
crosswise on a stock.

 

 

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