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nounPlural bowmen ˈbəʊmənˈboʊmən An archer. Example sentencesExamples - The bowman had already nocked an arrow; he grimaced.
- If this is so it is quite possible they are mercenary bowmen from eastern Europe, and these archers are known to have used horn and sinew shortbows.
- He knew, however, that it might take too many days for it to march to Jaffa, so he gathered eighty knights, four hundred bowmen, and about two thousand Italian soldiers, and headed to the rescue.
- Dod is reputed to have had archery in his blood, one of his ancestors having commanded the English bowmen at Agincourt.
- The English army was composed largely of bowmen, whereas the French used virtually none.
- These were more difficult to manoeuvre, but they could carry bowmen and projectiles in their castles and were more suitable for boarding an enemy, even if oar-power remained the handiest means finally to position a warship.
- The history of English conquest in America began with five native bowmen ambushing a scouting party of prospective Jamestown settlers, armed with matchlock muskets.
- Hamlet was given a couple of warriors, spearmen and bowmen to counter this latest example of English aggression.
- The bowmen of Darenteford Archery Club hope to stage an annual event following the success of the Les Harris Memorial Shoot, and capitalise on the sudden surge of public interest in the sport at the same time.
- From the havens of Harad ships of war put out to sea; and out of the East men were moving endlessly: swordsmen, spearmen, bowmen upon horses, chariots of chieftains and laden wains.
- Chariots, which allowed bowmen or even heavily armored warriors to move around a battlefield quickly, appeared around 4,100 years ago and also made their debut in Mesopotamia.
- Though lame, he grows up strong and agile and a formidable bowman.
- Foot and archers on their left kept the Turkish mounted bowmen out of range of the cavalry and guarded the baggage on the seaward right.
- The bowmen who were later to prove so deadly in France broke the Scots ranks, the Scottish cavalry fled, and the Welsh, seeing this, joined in the slaughter.
- His blade snapped out of its scabbard, and the first group of bowmen, arbalests exchanged for swords and axes, leapt back up onto the step their fellows had abandoned.
- The Magyars were bowmen and light cavalry experts from the Asian steppes, and their horses were mostly the Turkmen type.
- England's wars, waged successfully by humble bowmen as well as knights and noblemen, created among all ranks a self-confidence that warmed English hearts.
- The success of the mailed knights and their bowmen was immediate.
- This game, which is distributed by Replay Interactive, is a simple strategy game where you have an army consisting of infantry, pikemen, bowmen, crossbowmen, light cavalry, heavy cavalry, siege engines and a Hero.
- Toward sundown, the bridge was at last completed and the bowmen hurried over.
nounPlural bowmen ˈbaʊmənˈbaʊmən The rower who sits nearest the bow of a boat, especially a racing boat. Example sentencesExamples - Nicorette lost considerable time when the bowman hit his head and was knocked unconscious while working on the boat's mast.
- However, world events and history seem to have been shaped by the offspring of an illegitimate son of a common bowman.
- Fiddler's Bid harp/keyboard player and bowman take their long-term instrumental partnership to new levels in this celebration of music from the Northern Isles.
- The squad's bowman said that the driver appeared not to see the rowers or hear their shouts for him to change course.
- My old friend and bowman on this expedition recalls that the ground on which we stand was where Lewis and Clark camped on June 2,1805.
- With 800m to go, the call came from Williams, the bowman, for a burst and the response was immediate.
- But in that time she has been quick to show that she has what it takes to become a first class bowman.
- ‘You put your body in a place where you ask it a question and it's a simple answer, yes or no,’ said the bowman of the victorious British four.
- Well finally the suspense ends and starts another chapter of the epic adventure of Alex, Arthur, Winter, and the mysterious bowman.
- His body did not carry the telltale signs of the great bowman.
- Commiserations to Norway as a last minute crew change was required after the bowman broke his wrist during a warm up run yesterday.
- Seigi barely had time to bleakly wonder how close he had come to death before the bowman was slamming into him from behind, hissing ‘Go, go, go!’
- Then there was that bowman in the maiden four.
- Seigi saw Drew glance at him sharply, putting two and two together, but the bowman pretended he hadn't seen the look, and continued to watch Lillandra.
- ‘Shirley's the boss,’ said Ayton, who sailed as bowman.
- They are sprinting flat out, their bowman calling every few strokes.
- Lynch praises stroke man Towey for being the best technical rower he knows while Towey says he has 100 percent trust in his bowman.
- Joubert will be the bowman and rigger on the Swedish lock group Assa Abloy's boat.
- Pre-race favourites, Oxford's two-year domination came to an abrupt end when a clash of blades four minutes into the race caused Oxford's bowman to lose his seat and Cambridge to take the lead.
- He had been brought onto the Cambridge boat at the last minute, after an unlucky collision with a harbour master launch on Friday forced the Cambridge bowman to withdraw.
nounˈbōmənˈboʊmən An archer. Example sentencesExamples - Toward sundown, the bridge was at last completed and the bowmen hurried over.
- The success of the mailed knights and their bowmen was immediate.
- Chariots, which allowed bowmen or even heavily armored warriors to move around a battlefield quickly, appeared around 4,100 years ago and also made their debut in Mesopotamia.
- The Magyars were bowmen and light cavalry experts from the Asian steppes, and their horses were mostly the Turkmen type.
- Dod is reputed to have had archery in his blood, one of his ancestors having commanded the English bowmen at Agincourt.
- Hamlet was given a couple of warriors, spearmen and bowmen to counter this latest example of English aggression.
- The bowmen who were later to prove so deadly in France broke the Scots ranks, the Scottish cavalry fled, and the Welsh, seeing this, joined in the slaughter.
- These were more difficult to manoeuvre, but they could carry bowmen and projectiles in their castles and were more suitable for boarding an enemy, even if oar-power remained the handiest means finally to position a warship.
- He knew, however, that it might take too many days for it to march to Jaffa, so he gathered eighty knights, four hundred bowmen, and about two thousand Italian soldiers, and headed to the rescue.
- His blade snapped out of its scabbard, and the first group of bowmen, arbalests exchanged for swords and axes, leapt back up onto the step their fellows had abandoned.
- Though lame, he grows up strong and agile and a formidable bowman.
- This game, which is distributed by Replay Interactive, is a simple strategy game where you have an army consisting of infantry, pikemen, bowmen, crossbowmen, light cavalry, heavy cavalry, siege engines and a Hero.
- Foot and archers on their left kept the Turkish mounted bowmen out of range of the cavalry and guarded the baggage on the seaward right.
- The history of English conquest in America began with five native bowmen ambushing a scouting party of prospective Jamestown settlers, armed with matchlock muskets.
- The bowman had already nocked an arrow; he grimaced.
- If this is so it is quite possible they are mercenary bowmen from eastern Europe, and these archers are known to have used horn and sinew shortbows.
- The bowmen of Darenteford Archery Club hope to stage an annual event following the success of the Les Harris Memorial Shoot, and capitalise on the sudden surge of public interest in the sport at the same time.
- England's wars, waged successfully by humble bowmen as well as knights and noblemen, created among all ranks a self-confidence that warmed English hearts.
- The English army was composed largely of bowmen, whereas the French used virtually none.
- From the havens of Harad ships of war put out to sea; and out of the East men were moving endlessly: swordsmen, spearmen, bowmen upon horses, chariots of chieftains and laden wains.
nounˈbaʊmənˈboumən The rower who sits nearest the bow of a boat, especially a racing boat. Example sentencesExamples - Fiddler's Bid harp/keyboard player and bowman take their long-term instrumental partnership to new levels in this celebration of music from the Northern Isles.
- Lynch praises stroke man Towey for being the best technical rower he knows while Towey says he has 100 percent trust in his bowman.
- Well finally the suspense ends and starts another chapter of the epic adventure of Alex, Arthur, Winter, and the mysterious bowman.
- His body did not carry the telltale signs of the great bowman.
- Nicorette lost considerable time when the bowman hit his head and was knocked unconscious while working on the boat's mast.
- He had been brought onto the Cambridge boat at the last minute, after an unlucky collision with a harbour master launch on Friday forced the Cambridge bowman to withdraw.
- Seigi saw Drew glance at him sharply, putting two and two together, but the bowman pretended he hadn't seen the look, and continued to watch Lillandra.
- My old friend and bowman on this expedition recalls that the ground on which we stand was where Lewis and Clark camped on June 2,1805.
- ‘You put your body in a place where you ask it a question and it's a simple answer, yes or no,’ said the bowman of the victorious British four.
- Pre-race favourites, Oxford's two-year domination came to an abrupt end when a clash of blades four minutes into the race caused Oxford's bowman to lose his seat and Cambridge to take the lead.
- With 800m to go, the call came from Williams, the bowman, for a burst and the response was immediate.
- Seigi barely had time to bleakly wonder how close he had come to death before the bowman was slamming into him from behind, hissing ‘Go, go, go!’
- They are sprinting flat out, their bowman calling every few strokes.
- Then there was that bowman in the maiden four.
- But in that time she has been quick to show that she has what it takes to become a first class bowman.
- Commiserations to Norway as a last minute crew change was required after the bowman broke his wrist during a warm up run yesterday.
- ‘Shirley's the boss,’ said Ayton, who sailed as bowman.
- Joubert will be the bowman and rigger on the Swedish lock group Assa Abloy's boat.
- However, world events and history seem to have been shaped by the offspring of an illegitimate son of a common bowman.
- The squad's bowman said that the driver appeared not to see the rowers or hear their shouts for him to change course.
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