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ARROW

\ˈaɹə͡ʊ], \ˈaɹə‍ʊ], \ˈa_ɹ_əʊ]\

Definitions of ARROW

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A slender, pointed shaft, usually feathered and barbed, made to be shot from a bow.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

A straight, pointed weapon, made to be shot from a bow.
Shaped like the head of an arrow.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Shaft shot from a bow.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

A slender shaft with pointed head, to be shot from a bow. See illus. in next column.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

n. [Old English, Anglo-Saxon] A pointed weapon to be shot from a blow.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

The pointed weapon which is shot from a bow.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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