BOW AND ARROW

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A weapon consisting of arrows and the bow to shoot them

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("bow and arrow" is a kind of...):

arm; weapon; weapon system (any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting)

Meronyms (parts of "bow and arrow"):

arrow (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)

bow (a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow)