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Definition of Longbow

Longbow
Longbow Long"bow`, n. The ordinary bow, not mounted on a stock; -- so called in distinction from the crossbow when both were used as weapons of war. Also, sometimes, such a bow of about the height of a man, as distinguished from a much shorter one. To draw the longbow, to tell large stories.

Meaning of Longbow from wikipedia

- A longbow is a type of tall bow that makes a fairly long draw possible. Longbows for hunting and warfare have been made from many different woods in many...
- introduced to U.S. Army service in April 1986. The advanced AH-64D Apache Longbow was delivered to the Army in March 1997. Production has been continued...
- The English longbow was a powerful medieval type of bow, about 6 ft (1.8 m) long. While it is debated whether it originated in England or in Wales from...
- English longbow, a particularly powerful longbow used by the medieval English and Welsh AH-64D Apache Longbow, an attack helicopter AN/APG-78 Longbow, a fire-control...
- Apache Longbow may refer to: Apache Longbow (video game), computer game released by Digital Integration The AH-64D variant of the AH-64 Apache, a twin-engine...
- The AN/APG-78 Longbow is a millimeter-wave fire-control radar (FCR) system for the AH-64D/E Apache attack helicopter. It was initially developed in the...
- The Longbow Hunters is the name a fictional group featured in DC Comics books. The Longbow Hunters may also refer to: The Longbow Hunters (Arrowverse)...
- Nomads of the Longbow is a book by Allan R. Holmberg, an anthropologist who studied Peruvian and other South American indigenous peoples. The book concerns...
- 70–72 inches (178–183 cm) for an English longbow, and 72–76 inches (183–193 cm) for a warbow-weight English longbow; but these styles may easily overlap each...
- The Welsh bow or Welsh longbow was a medieval weapon used by Welsh soldiers. They were do****ented by Gerald of Wales around 1188, who writes of the bows...