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crossbow

/ˈkrɒs.bəʊ/

Traduction: Arme composée d'un arc monté sur un fût, qui tire des projectiles, généralement des carreaux ou des flèches, grâce à un mécanisme de détente.

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noun

B1formalcommon/ˈkrɒs.bəʊ/

A weapon consisting of a bow mounted on a stock that shoots projectiles, typically bolts or quarrels, by a trigger mechanism.

  • 🇫🇷Arme composée d'un arc monté sur un fût, qui tire des projectiles, généralement des carreaux ou des flèches, grâce à un mécanisme de détente.
  1. Weapon B2 formal

    A medieval weapon consisting of a bow mounted on a stock, that shoots projectiles called bolts.

    • The soldier aimed his crossbow at the target.
    • Crossbows were used in battles during the Middle Ages.
    • He loaded a bolt into the crossbow and fired.

    🇫🇷Arbalète

    Synonymes: arbalest

  • crossbows plural form
  • crossbows' possessive plural form
  • crossbow's possessive singular form