: a weapon for shooting quarrels and stones that consists chiefly of a short bow mounted crosswise near the end of a stock
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Recent Examples on the WebBut when a marine archaeologist working for MI6 is gunned down, his daughter (Carole Bouquet, deadly with a crossbow) is out for payback with Bond's help.—Chris Nashawaty, EW.com, 29 May 2024 He also was charged with a hunting and fishing license violation, using another’s license, a misdemeanor, and other conservation violations, shooting game from a vehicle, and possessing a bow or crossbow in a vehicle operated on public land or roads.—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 13 May 2024 Eventually, Bobby Beeman harvested the massive whitetail with a crossbow.—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 27 Mar. 2024 Davies said the training arrow had a metal head and solid body wrapped in a plastic sheath, which likely came from a crossbow.—Mona Darwish, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for crossbow
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