Definition of Crossbowman. Meaning of Crossbowman. Synonyms of Crossbowman

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Definition of Crossbowman

Crossbowman
Crossbowman Cross"bow`man (-man), n. One who shoots with a crossbow. See Arbalest.

Meaning of Crossbowman from wikipedia

- Crossbowmen of the USA". Archived from the original on November 27, 2001. "Crossbowman in Stronghold Crusader". Archived from the original on 2012-10-25....
- battlefields. In sieges, slowness is not as big a disadvantage as the crossbowman, who can hide behind fortifications while reloading. The historical consensus...
- projectiles called bolts or quarrels. A person who shoots crossbow is called a crossbowman, an arbalister or an arbalist (after the arbalest, a European crossbow...
- aperture in a fortification through which an archer can launch arrows or a crossbowman can launch bolts. The interior walls behind an arrow loop are often cut...
- soldiers, namely a crossbowman, handgunner, and pikeman. This organisation is repeated in the 1472 ordinance (substituting the crossbowman for an archer on...
- them to leave France and had it tied to a bolt, which was fired by a crossbowman. The Armagnacs resumed their offensive on 6 May, capturing Saint-Jean-le-Blanc...
- Crossbowman ****ing the gastraphetes...
- crossbow bolt, and the wound turned gangrenous. Richard asked to have the crossbowman brought before him; called alternatively Pierre (or Peter) Basile, John...
- (Carpinteiro 'carpenter', Cabaleiro 'Knight', Ferreiro 'Smith', Besteiro 'Crossbowman'), physical characteristics (Gago 'Twangy', Tato 'Stutterer', Couceiro...
- find a suitable recruit. It also meant that, compared to an archer or crossbowman, an arquebusier lost less of his battlefield effectiveness due to fatigue...