Meanings
nouncompound bow (plural compound bows)
plural compound bows
- engineeringA modern bow that uses pulleys and cables to help with the drawing and releasing of the bowstring.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 複合弓 /复合弓
- 複合弓 /复合弓 (fùhégōng)type of bow
Dutch compoundboog
- compoundboogtype of bow
French arc à poulies
- arc à pouliestype of bow
German Compoundbogen
- Compoundbogentype of bow
Italian arco compound
- arco compoundtype of bow
Japanese コンパウンドボウ
- コンパウンドボウ (konpaundo bō)type of bow
Korean 현대 복합궁, 컴파운드 보우
- 현대 복합궁 (hyeondae bokhapgung)type of bow
- 컴파운드 보우 (keompaundeu bou)type of bow
Polish łuk bloczkowy
- łuk bloczkowytype of bow
Portuguese arco composto
- arco compostotype of bow
Spanish arco de poleas, arco con poleas
- arco de poleastype of bow
- arco con poleastype of bow
Thai ธนูทดกำลัง
- ธนูทดกำลังtype of bow
Turkish makaralı yay
- makaralı yaytype of bow
Cite this entry
APA
compound bow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compound%20bow
MLA
“compound bow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compound%20bow. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “compound bow,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compound%20bow.
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