Arrow-hole

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of arrowslit.

    "There were arrow-holes in the battlements, from which archers were shooting."

  2. 2
    A hole of puncture in a body, the result of being shot with an arrow.

    "There was an arrow-hole in his abdomen, from which blood was seeping."

Synonyms

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arrowslitloophole

Example

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"There were arrow-holes in the battlements, from which archers were shooting."

Etymology

From arrow + hole.

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