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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ar•row /ˈæroʊ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Sporta slender, long stick with feathers at the back end and a point at the tip that is shot from a bow.
- anything resembling an arrow, as a drawing used to show direction or movement.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ar•row (ar′ō),USA pronunciation n. - Military, Sporta slender, straight, generally pointed missile or weapon made to be shot from a bow and equipped with feathers at the end of the shaft near the nock, for controlling flight.
- anything resembling an arrow in form, function, or character.
- a linear figure having a wedge-shaped end, as one used on a map or architectural drawing, to indicate direction or placement.
- (cap.) [Astron.]the constellation Sagitta.
- British Terms, Heraldry, MilitarySee broad arrow.
v.t. - to indicate the proper position of (an insertion) by means of an arrow (often fol. by in):to arrow in a comment between the paragraphs.
- bef. 900; Middle English arewe, arwe, Old English earh; cognate with Old Norse ǫr (plural ǫrvar), Gothic arhwazna; Gmc *arhwō (feminine), akin to Latin arcus (genitive arcūs) bow, arc; thus Latin *arku- bow, pre-Gmc *arku-ā belonging to the bow
- Biographical Kenneth Joseph, born 1921, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1972.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: arrow /ˈærəʊ/ n - a long slender pointed weapon, usually having feathers fastened at the end as a balance, that is shot from a bow
- any of various things that resemble an arrow in shape, function, or speed, such as a sign indicating direction or position
Etymology: Old English arwe; related to Old Norse ör, Gothic arhvazna, Latin arcus bow, arch1 |