Associations to the word «Crossbow»

Wiktionary

CROSSBOW, noun. A mechanised weapon, based on the bow and arrow, which fires bolts.

Dictionary definition

CROSSBOW, noun. A bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to direct the arrow (quarrel).

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche