crossbow
A mechanised weapon, based on the bow and arrow, that shoots boltsA mechanised weapon, based on the bow and arrow, that shoots bolts.
» Tom was shot through the heart with an arrow from a crossbow.
Том был застрелен в сердце стрелой из арбалета.
Том був застрелений у серце стрілою з арбалета.
Meaning
2 sensesA mechanised weapon, based on the bow and arrow, that shoots bolts.
Armbrust
арбале́тarbalét, самостре́лsamostrél
арбале́тarbalét, самострі́лsamostríl
A portable ballista that can be held in the hand.
- a bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to direct the arrow (quarrel)
Examples
9 sentencesTom was shot through the heart with an arrow from a crossbow.
Том був застрелений у серце стрілою з арбалета. — oromashka
ruТом был застрелен в сердце стрелой из арбалета. — Balamax
Tom shot Mary with a crossbow.
ruТом выстрелил в Мэри из арбалета. — odexed
deTom hat Mary mit einer Armbrust erschossen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom shot at Mary with a crossbow.
ruТом выстрелил в Мэри из арбалета. — odexed
deTom hat mit einer Armbrust auf Mary geschossen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Have you ever shot a crossbow?
ruТы когда-нибудь стрелял из арбалета? — Wezel
You know how to handle a crossbow?
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English crosbowe, crossebowe, equivalent to cross + bow.From Middle English crosbowe, crossebowe, equivalent to cross + bow.
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