CROSSBOW


Meaning of CROSSBOW in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌbō ]

noun

Date: 15th century

: a weapon for shooting quarrels and stones that consists chiefly of a short bow mounted crosswise near the end of a stock

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.