Crossbow

Synonyms for "crossbow" (5 found)

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Noun(1 words)
bowgun

Related words (2)

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Related terms

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Translations

106 translations across 74 languages.

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Ahom

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  • 𑜀𑜂𑜫 noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Ancient Greek

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  • γαστραφέτης noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Arabic

1 entries
  • قَوْس إفْرَنْجِيَّة noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Armenian

1 entries
  • արբալետ noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Asturian

1 entries
  • ballesta noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Basque

1 entries
  • balezta noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Belarusian

2 entries
  • арбале́т noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)
  • самастрэ́л noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Bulgarian

1 entries
  • арбале́т noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Burmese

1 entries
  • ဒူးလေး noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Buryat

1 entries
  • һаали noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Catalan

1 entries
  • ballesta noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 十字弓 noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)
  • 弩 noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Czech

1 entries
  • kuše noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Danish

1 entries
  • armbrøst noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Dutch

1 entries
  • kruisboog noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • arbalesto noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Estonian

4 entries
  • amb noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)
  • arbalett noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)
  • pandpüss noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)
  • vibupüss noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Finnish

2 entries
  • jalkajousi noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)
  • varsijousi noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

French

1 entries
  • arbalète noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Galician

1 entries
  • bésta noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

German

2 entries
  • Armbruscht noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)
  • Armbrust noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Greek

1 entries
  • βαλλίστρα noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • קשת מוצלבת noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • számszeríj noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • lásbogi noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Irish

1 entries
  • crosbhogha noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Italian

1 entries
  • balestra noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Japanese

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  • クロスボウ noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)
  • ボウガン noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)
  • 弩 noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Jarai

1 entries
  • hraŏ noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • арбалет noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Khmer

1 entries
  • ស្នា noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Korean

1 entries
  • 석궁 noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Lao

1 entries
  • ໜ້າໄມ້ noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Latin

3 entries
  • Mediaeval arballista noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)
  • disputed noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)
  • possibly arcuballista f or manuballista noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Latvian

2 entries
  • arbalets noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)
  • stops noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • arbaletas noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Lower Sorbian

1 entries
  • prokawa noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Luxembourgish

2 entries
  • Aarmbroscht noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)
  • Fitschebou noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Lü

3 entries
  • ᦂᦱᧂᧈ noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)
  • ᦒᦓᦴ noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)
  • ᦡᧄᦺᦙᧉ noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • са́мострел noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)
  • та́тарник noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Malagasy

1 entries
  • arbaleta noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Maltese

1 entries
  • qaws mimdud noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Marathi

1 entries
  • क्रॉसबो noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Northern Altai

1 entries
  • айа noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • armbrøst noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • armbrøst noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Occitan

2 entries
  • arcbalesta noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)
  • balèsta noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Old Galician-Portuguese

1 entries
  • baesta noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries
  • زنبرك noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)
  • چرخ noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Pacoh

1 entries
  • tumiêng noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Persian

2 entries
  • کمان تفنگی noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)
  • کمان زنبورکی noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Polish

2 entries
  • kusza noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)
  • samostrzał noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • besta noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Romanian

1 entries
  • arbaletă noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Romansch

3 entries
  • balaister noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)
  • balester noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)
  • ballester noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Russian

2 entries
  • арбале́т noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)
  • самостре́л noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • crois-bhogha noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • kuša noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)
  • samostrel noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)
  • strelomet noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)
  • куша noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Shan

1 entries
  • ၵၢင်ႇ noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Slovak

1 entries
  • kuša noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Slovene

1 entries
  • samostrel noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Southern Altai

1 entries
  • арбалет noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Spanish

1 entries
  • ballesta noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Swedish

1 entries
  • armborst noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Tagalog

2 entries
  • balyesta noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)
  • pasulo noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Thai

1 entries
  • หน้าไม้ noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Turkish

2 entries
  • arbalet noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)
  • tatar yayı noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • арбале́т noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)
  • самострі́л noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Upper Sorbian

1 entries
  • prokawa noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • ná noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)
  • nỏ noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Walloon

1 entries
  • årbalesse noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Welsh

1 entries
  • bwa croes noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

White Hmong

1 entries
  • hneev noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Yakut

1 entries
  • айа noun (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Sample sentences

7 total sentences available.

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Tom shot Mary with a crossbow.

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Tom shot at Mary with a crossbow.

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

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A catapult is not as dangerous as a crossbow.

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