(~s)
1.
An ~ is a long thin weapon which is sharp and pointed at one end and which often has feathers at the other end. An ~ is shot from a bow.
Warriors armed with bows and ~s and spears have invaded their villages.
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2.
An ~ is a written or printed sign that consists of a straight line with another line bent at a sharp angle at one end. This is a printed ~: >. The ~ points in a particular direction to indicate where something is.
A series of ~s points the way to the modest grave of Andrei Sakharov.
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