Bowstring

Noun CEFR B2

ˈboʊ.stɹɪŋ

Definitions

The string of an archer's bow.
The string of an archer's bow, as used by the Turks for strangling offenders.
historical

Equivalents

Españolcuerda

Françaiscorde

DeutschBogensehne

32 more languages

العربيةالوتر شراع هجاروتر

Azərbaycan dilikiriş

Bosanskitetiva тетива

Catalàcorda

Češtinatětiva

Suomijänne jännelanka jousenjänne

हिन्दीज़ेह ज्या प्रत्यंचा

Hrvatskitetiva тетива

Íslenskabogastrengur

Italianocorda

日本語弓弦弦

ქართულილარი

Қазақ тіліадырна

ភាសាខ្មែរចាប បន្លោះ

한국어弦 궁현 시울시위 현 활시위 활줄

Македонскитетива

മലയാളംഞാൺ

Монголхөвч

मराठीप्रत्यंचा

မြန်မာလေးကြိုး

Nederlandsboogpees boogstreng

Portuguêscorda de arco

Românăcoardă

Русскийтетива

Српскиtetiva тетива

Svenskabågsträng

తెలుగుఅల్లె

Türkçekiriş

Українськатятива

Tiếng Việtdây cung

Examples

“For an instant he glanced along the polished shaft, drawing the bowstring far back, that the arrow might pierce through the heart for which it was aimed.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

bowstring bridge bowstring hemp bowstring knot bowstringer Bowstrings bowswoman

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