stone bow

English

Etymology

stone +‎ bow. From being a stone tossing crossbow.

Alternative forms

stonebow, stone-bow

Noun

stone bow (plural stone bows)

Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see stone,‎ bow. (a bow made of stone; a sculpture)
A type of man-portable one-person crossbow, which throws rocks (or similar projectiles) instead of bolts (“arrows”). Sometimes used as a hunting bow.

Synonyms

rock-throwing crossbow
stone-throwing crossbow
bullet-throwing crossbow
shot-throwing crossbow
rock-tossing crossbow
stone-tossing crossbow
bullet-tossing crossbow
shot-tossing crossbow
rock-shooting crossbow
stone-shooting crossbow
bullet-shooting crossbow
shot-shooting crossbow
pellet bow
pellet crossbow

Hypernyms

crossbow
bow

Related terms

→

automatic crossbow
compound bow
composite bow
hunting bow
hunting crossbow
longbow
recurve bow
short bow
siege bow
war bow
war crossbow

Coordinate terms

ballista
gastraphetes / gastrophetes

Translations

Translations

French: arbalète à jalet (fr) f

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