longbow

English

Etymology

From long +‎ bow.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈlɒŋbəʊ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɒŋbəʊ

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.

Derived terms

• draw the longbow

Translations

large bow

• Catalan: arc llarg m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 長弓／长弓

• Danish: langbue c
• Dutch: langboog m
• Estonian: pikkvibu
• Finnish: pitkäjousi (fi)
• French: arc long anglais m
• German: Langbogen (de) 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 m (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