Meaning

2 senses
  1. A mechanised weapon, based on the bow and arrow, that shoots bolts.

    Armbrust

    арбале́тarbalét, самостре́лsamostrél

    арбале́тarbalét, самострі́лsamostríl

  2. A portable ballista that can be held in the hand.

More definitions
  • a bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to direct the arrow (quarrel)

Examples

9 sentences
  1. Tom was shot through the heart with an arrow from a crossbow.

    Том був застрелений у серце стрілою з арбалета.

    ruТом был застрелен в сердце стрелой из арбалета.

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  2. Tom shot Mary with a crossbow.

    ruТом выстрелил в Мэри из арбалета.

    deTom hat Mary mit einer Armbrust erschossen.

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  3. Tom shot at Mary with a crossbow.

    ruТом выстрелил в Мэри из арбалета.

    deTom hat mit einer Armbrust auf Mary geschossen.

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  4. Have you ever shot a crossbow?

    ruТы когда-нибудь стрелял из арбалета?

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  5. You know how to handle a crossbow?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
mechanised weapon based on the bow:
Русский
By meaning 1
mechanised weapon based on the bow:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
mechanised weapon based on the bow:

Origin

From Middle English crosbowe, crossebowe, equivalent to cross + bow.

From Middle English crosbowe, crossebowe, equivalent to cross + bow.

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