longbow

English

Etymology

long +‎ bow

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈlɒŋbəʊ/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Rhymes: -ɒŋbəʊ

Noun

longbow (plural longbows)

A large bow that has a strong tension, and is usually more than 3 feet tall. The most famous longbows in history were the English longbows, which were crafted of yew.

Derived terms

draw the longbow

Translations

large bow

Catalan: arc llarg m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 長弓／长弓
Danish: langbue c
Dutch: langboog m
Estonian: pikkvibu
Finnish: pitkäjousi (fi)
French: arc long anglais m
German: langbogen m
Greek: τόξο (el) n (tóxo)
Hebrew: קשת ארוכה f (keshet aruka)
Hungarian: hosszúíj
Irish: bogha fada
Japanese: 弓 (ja) (ゆみ, yumi), ロングボウ
Korean: 장궁 (janggung)
Macedonian: долг лак m (dolg lak)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: langbue m
Portuguese: arco longo m
Russian: большо́й лук m (bolʹšój luk), лук (ru) m (luk)
Spanish: arco largo m
Swedish: långbåge c
Võro: pikkvibu
Waray-Waray: halaba nga pana

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