longbow

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UK/ˈlɒŋbəʊ/

noun

A large bow that has a strong tension, and is usually more than 3 feet tall. The most famous longbows in history were the English longbows, which were crafted of yew.

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Meanings

nounlongbow (plural longbows)

plural longbows

  1. A large bow that has a strong tension, and is usually more than 3 feet tall. The most famous longbows in history were the English longbows, which were crafted of yew.

Origin

From long + bow.

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Translations

Catalan arc llarg
  • arc llarglarge bow
Chinese Mandarin 長弓 /长弓, 大弓
  • 長弓 /长弓large bow
  • 大弓 (dàgōng)large bow
Danish langbue
  • langbuelarge bow
Dutch langboog
  • langbooglarge bow
Estonian pikkvibu
  • pikkvibularge bow
Finnish pitkäjousi
  • pitkäjousilarge bow
French arc long anglais
  • arc long anglaislarge bow
German Langbogen
  • Langbogenlarge bow
Greek τόξο
  • τόξο (tóxo)large bow
Hebrew קשת ארוכה
  • קשת ארוכה (keshet aruka)large bow
Hindi धनुष्य
  • धनुष्य (dhanuṣya)large bow
Hungarian hosszúíj
  • hosszúíjlarge bow
Irish bogha fada
  • bogha fadalarge bow
Japanese 弓, ロングボウ
  • 弓 (yumi)large bow
  • ロングボウlarge bow
  • 大弓 (daikyū)large bow
Korean 장궁
  • 장궁 (janggung)large bow
Norwegian Bokmål langbue
  • langbuelarge bow
Polish długi łuk
  • długi łuklarge bow
Portuguese arco longo
  • arco longolarge bow
Russian большо́й лук, лук
  • большо́й лук (bolʹšój luk)large bow
  • лук (luk)large bow
Spanish arco largo
  • arco largolarge bow
Swedish långbåge
  • långbågelarge bow
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“longbow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/longbow. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “longbow,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/longbow.

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