recurve bow
recurve bow · recurve bows
олимпийский лук
A bow whose two tips curve away from the archer when drawn, which gives the shot…A bow whose two tips curve away from the archer when drawn, which gives the shot greater power and speed.
Meaning
1 sensesA bow whose two tips curve away from the archer when drawn, which gives the shot greater power and speed.
олимпи́йский лукolimpíjskij luk
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
type of bow:
Forms
plural: recurve bows| Singular | recurve bow |
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regular
Word family
2 related wordsSee also
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