recurve bow

recurve bow

English

a recurve bow

Noun

recurve bow (plural recurve bows)

1. (weaponry) A bow whose two tips curve away from the archer when drawn, which gives the shot greater power and speed.

Translations

type of bow

Chinese: Mandarin: 反曲弓 Dutch: recurveboog Finnish: vastakaarijousi French: arc classique m Japanese: リカーブボウ Korean: 반곡궁(反曲弓) (ban'gokgung) Portuguese: arco recurvo m Russian: олимпийский лук (olimpijskij luk) Swedish: rekurvbåge

See also

• compound bow
• selfbow