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单词 crossbow
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
cross•bow /ˈkrɔsˌboʊ, ˈkrɑs-/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Militarya medieval weapon made up of a bow attached across a piece of wood, having a trigger mechanism to release the bowstring and fire a projectile with great force.
cross•bow•man, n. [countable], pl. -men. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cross•bow  (krôs′bō′, kros′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a medieval weapon consisting of a bow fixed transversely on a stock having a trigger mechanism to release the bowstring, and often incorporating or accompanied by a mechanism for bending the bow.
  • late Middle English crossbowe. See cross, bow2 1400–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
crossbow /ˈkrɒsˌbəʊ/ n
  1. a type of medieval bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to direct a square-headed arrow (quarrel)

ˈcrossˌbowman n
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