Meaning of ARROW
| Pronunciation: | | 'arow
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- [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
- [n] a mark to indicate a direction or relation
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| | Synonyms: | | pointer |
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| | See Also: | | arrowhead, bow and arrow, broad arrow, butt shaft, head, mark, missile, point, projectile, quarrel, shaft | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ar"row\, n. [OE. arewe, AS. arewe, earh; akin to Icel.
["o]r, ["o]rvar, Goth. arhwazna, and perh. L. arcus bow. Cf.
{Arc}.]
A missile weapon of offense, slender, pointed, and usually
feathered and barbed, to be shot from a bow.
{Broad arrow}.
(a) An arrow with a broad head.
(b) A mark placed upon British ordnance and government
stores, which bears a rude resemblance to a broad
arrowhead.
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| | Related Terms: | | antelope, arrowhead, barb, blaze, blue darter, blue streak, bobtailed arrow, bolt, cannonball, chested arrow, cloth yard shaft, compass needle, courser, dart, direction, direction post, eagle, electricity, express train, finger post, fist, flash, flight, gazelle, greased lightning, greyhound, guide, guideboard, guidepost, hand, hare, hour hand, index, index finger, jet plane, lead, light, lightning, lubber line, mercury, milepost, minute hand, needle, pointer, quarrel, quicksilver, reed, rocket, scared rabbit, shaft, shot, signboard, signpost, streak, streak of lightning, striped snake, swallow, thought, thunderbolt, torrent, volley, wind |
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