Arrow

  • 11Arrow — [ar′ō, er′ō] Kenneth Joseph 1921 ; U.S. economist …

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  • 12Arrow — An arrow is a pointed projectile that is shot with a bow. It predates recorded history and is common to most cultures. Structure A normal arrow consists of a shaft with an arrowhead attached to the front end, with fletchings and a nock at the… …

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  • 13arrow — noun 1 weapon ADJECTIVE ▪ poison, poisoned … OF ARROWS ▪ hail, volley ▪ A hail of arrows descended from the tower. VERB + ARROW …

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  • 14Arrow — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Arrow », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Personnalités Kenneth Arrow, économiste… …

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  • 15arrow — n. 1) to shoot an arrow at 2) a poisoned; spent arrow 3) (misc.) as straight as an arrow * * * [ ærəʊ] spent arrow (misc.) as straight as an arrow a poisoned to shoot an arrow at …

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  • 16arrow — [[t]æ̱roʊ[/t]] arrows 1) N COUNT An arrow is a long thin weapon which is sharp and pointed at one end and which often has feathers at the other end. An arrow is shot from a bow. Warriors armed with bows and arrows and spears have invaded their… …

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  • 17arrow — /ˈæroʊ / (say aroh) noun 1. a slender, straight, generally pointed, missile weapon made to be shot from a bow. The shaft is nearly always made of light wood, fitted with feathers at the neck end to help guide it. 2. anything resembling an arrow… …

  • 18arrow — arrowless, adj. arrowlike, adj. /ar oh/, n. 1. a slender, straight, generally pointed missile or weapon made to be shot from a bow and equipped with feathers at the end of the shaft near the nock, for controlling flight. 2. anything resembling an …

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  • 19arrow — [OE] Appropriately enough, the word arrow comes from the same ultimate Indo European source that produced the Latin word for ‘bow’ – *arkw . The Latin descendant of this was arcus (whence English arc and arch), but in Germanic it became *arkhw .… …

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  • 20arrow */*/ — UK [ˈærəʊ] / US [ˈæroʊ] noun [countable] Word forms arrow : singular arrow plural arrows 1) a weapon in the form of a thin straight stick with a sharp point at one end and feathers at the other. Arrows are shot through the air using a bow. 2) a… …

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