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Definition of Longbows

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 Longbows 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...
- the 14th century the longbow was being used by both the English and the Welsh as a weapon of war and for hunting. English longbows were effective against...
- Area Weapon Subsystem Hardpoints: Four pylon stations on the stub wings. Longbows also have a station on each wingtip for an AIM-92 Stinger twin missile...
- 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...
- 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...
- after the Mesolithic, replaced with yew longbows.[citation needed] The trade of yew wood for English longbows was such that it depleted the stocks of...
- 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...
- 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...
- developing titles focusing on specific jet fighters, Origin Systems featuring Longbow helicopters, Sonalysts creating naval combat titles, and Pixel Multimedia...
- Longbow Games is a Canadian video game developer based in Toronto. It was founded in 1998 by Seumas McNally. Longbow Games was established in 1998 as Longbow...