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n. (plural of compound bow English)
Usage examples of "compound bows".
Behind were the infantry archers, their compound bows larger and more powerful than the cavalry weapon, whose mission would be to try to keep the defenders too busy ducking arrows to loose any of their own at the laboring assault companies until enough of the abattises were cleared for the actual attack to commence.
They're not as powerful as the compound bows a very few of your warriors have, but we can't make compound bows with what's available.
They were armed with intricately pulleyed compound bows, bronze short swords, and vitredur lances.
The riders came on quickly, and arrows from their compound bows were soon flicking in, whining and sparking from dragon helm and shield.
The front ranks of the advancing Mongols lifted complicated-looking compound bows, and fired into the air.
Approved weaponry-for the Treaty did not permit heavy weapons in the colony - were projectile rifles, metal-headed spears, compound bows and arrows, and any sort of club (though bludgeoning a snake to death, even a tiddler, was extremely dangerous.