Meanings
nounbow and arrow (plural bows and arrows)
plural bows and arrows
- A weapon consisting of a bow and a supply of arrows, often kept in a quiver.
His bow and arrow never leaves him.
1 more example
Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine. The machine gun is so much more lethal than the bow and arrow that comparisons are meaningless.
2013 July 20, “Old soldiers?”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845
Translations
Afrikaans pyl en boog
- pyl en boogweapon
Ancient Greek τόξον καί βέλος, τόξον καί ἰός
- τόξον καί βέλος (tóxon kaí bélos)weapon
- τόξον καί ἰός (tóxon kaí iós)weapon
Arabic قَوْس وَسَهْم
- قَوْس وَسَهْم (qaws wasahm)weapon
Chinese Mandarin 弓箭, 弓矢
- 弓箭 (gōngjiàn)weapon
- 弓矢 (gōngshǐ)weapon
Czech luk a šíp
- luk a šípweapon
Danish pil og bue
- pil og bueweapon
Dutch pijl en boog
- pijl en boogweapon
Esperanto pafarko kaj sago
- pafarko kaj sagoweapon
Finnish jousi ja nuoli
- jousi ja nuoliweapon
French arc et flèche
- arc et flècheweapon
German Pfeil und Bogen
- Pfeil und Bogenweapon
Greek τόξο και βέλος
- τόξο και βέλος (tóxo kai vélos)weapon
Hebrew חץ וקשת
- חץ וקשתweapon
Hungarian íj és nyíl
- íj és nyílweapon
Irish saighead agus bogha
- saighead agus boghaweapon
Italian arco e freccia
- arco e frecciaweapon
Japanese 弓矢, 弓箭
- 弓矢 (yumiya)weapon
- 弓箭 (kyūsen)weapon
Korean 궁시, 활과 화살
- 궁시 (gungsi)weapon
- 활과 화살 (hwal-gwa hwasal)weapon
Latin arcus et sagitta
- arcus et sagittaweapon
Norwegian pil og bue
- pil og bueweapon
Persian تیر و کمان
- تیر و کمان (tir-o-kamân)weapon
Polish łuk i strzała
- łuk i strzaławeapon
Portuguese arco e flecha
- arco e flechaweapon
Russian лук и стре́лы
- лук и стре́лы (luk i strély)weapon
Spanish arco y flecha
- arco y flechaweapon
Swedish pil och båge
- pil och bågeweapon
Turkish yay ve ok
- yay ve okweapon
Vietnamese cung tên
- cung tênweapon
Welsh bwa saeth
- bwa saethweapon
Cite this entry
APA
bow and arrow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bow%20and%20arrow
MLA
“bow and arrow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bow%20and%20arrow. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bow and arrow,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bow%20and%20arrow.
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