bow and arrow

Noun CEFR C1

ˈbəʊ ən(d)ˈæɹəʊ

Definitions

A weapon consisting of a bow and a supply of arrows, often kept in a quiver.

Equivalents

Españolarco y flecha

Françaisarc et flèche

DeutschPfeil und Bogen

12 more languages

العربيةقَوْس وَسَهْم

བོད་སྐད།མདའ་གཞུ

Italianoarco e freccia

日本語弓矢弓箭

ქართულიმშვილდ-ისარი

ភាសាខ្មែរធ្នូ

한국어궁시 활과 화살

മലയാളംഅമ്പും വില്ലും

Монголнум сум

Nederlandspijl en boog

Portuguêsarco e flecha

Русскийлук и стре́лы

Examples

“Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine ⟳. The machine gun is so much more lethal than the bow and arrow that comparisons are meaningless.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

bow and scrape bow ball Bow Bowing Bow Brickhill bow bug bow cap

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