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DEFINITIONS OF: arrow

1

n a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow

Types:
broad arrow
an arrow with a wide barbed head
butt shaft
a blunt arrow without a barb; an arrow used for target practice
quarrel
an arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges
Type of:
missile, projectile
a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled

n a mark to indicate a direction or relation

Synonyms:
pointer
Type of:
mark
a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation)
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