recurve bow

noun

A bow whose two tips curve away from the archer when drawn, which gives the shot greater power and speed.

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Meanings

nounrecurve bow (plural recurve bows)

plural recurve bows

  1. engineeringA bow whose two tips curve away from the archer when drawn, which gives the shot greater power and speed.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 反曲弓
  • 反曲弓 (fǎnqūgōng)type of bow
Dutch recurveboog
  • recurveboogtype of bow
Finnish vastakaarijousi
  • vastakaarijousitype of bow
French arc classique
  • arc classiquetype of bow
Japanese リカーブボウ
  • リカーブボウ (rikābu bō)type of bow
Korean 반곡궁, 리커브 보우
  • 반곡궁 (ban'gokgung)type of bow
  • 리커브 보우 (rikeobeu bou)type of bow
Portuguese arco recurvo
  • arco recurvotype of bow
Russian олимпи́йский лук
  • олимпи́йский лук (olimpíjskij luk)type of bow
Swedish rekurvbåge
  • rekurvbågetype of bow
Cite this entry
APA

recurve bow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recurve%20bow

MLA

“recurve bow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recurve%20bow. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “recurve bow,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recurve%20bow.

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