longbow

longbow

English

Etymology

long +‎ bow

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈlɒŋbəʊ/

Noun

longbow (plural longbows)

1. A large bow that has a strong tension, and is usually more than 3 feet tall. The most famous longbows in history were the English longbows, which were crafted of yew.

Translations

large bow

Catalan: arc llarg m Chinese: Mandarin: 長弓 Danish: langbue c Dutch: langboog m Estonian: pikkvibu Finnish: pitkäjousi (fi) French: arc long anglais m German: langbogen m Greek: τόξο (el) n (tóxo) Hebrew: קשת ארוכה‎ f (keshet aruka) Hungarian: hosszúíj

Irish: bogha fada Japanese: 弓 (ja) (ゆみ, yumi), ロングボウ Korean: 장궁 (janggung) Macedonian: долг лак (dolg lak) Norwegian: Bokmål: langbue m Portuguese: arco longo m Russian: большо́й лук m (bolʹšój luk), лук (ru) m (luk) Spanish: arco largo m Swedish: långbåge c Võro: pikkvibu Waray-Waray: halaba nga pana