composite bow

noun

A bow made from horn, wood, and sinew laminated together.

Meanings

nouncomposite bow (plural composite bows)

plural composite bows

  1. archeryA bow made from horn, wood, and sinew laminated together.

Translations

French arc composite
  • arc compositebow made from horn, wood and sinew
Polish łuk kompozytowy
  • łuk kompozytowybow made from horn, wood and sinew
Portuguese arco composto
  • arco compostobow made from horn, wood and sinew
Cite this entry
APA

composite bow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/composite%20bow

MLA

“composite bow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/composite%20bow. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “composite bow,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/composite%20bow.

Source: composite bow on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.