longbow

«longbow» in Mova's school dictionary: A large bow, about as tall as a man, made of one piece of… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a longbow, longbows)

meaning for a pupil

1) A large bow, about as tall as a man, made of one piece of wood (often yew), used for shooting arrows. tree →

2) (history) The famous weapon of English and Welsh archers in the Middle Ages. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history lessons about medieval battles, longbowmen helped the English win at Crécy (1346) and Agincourt (1415). In stories about Robin Hood, he shoots a longbow. In PE or clubs, archery may use modern bows. Phrases: longbowman, draw a longbow.

examples

• Robin Hood was a great shot with the longbow. tree →
• English longbows were made from yew wood. tree →
• The archers drew their longbows and fired. tree →
• At Agincourt, longbowmen helped win the battle. tree →
• A longbow can shoot an arrow over 200 metres. tree →
• Medieval boys had to practise with the longbow every Sunday. tree →
• The longbow is taller than most people. tree →
• First came a whole troop of drummers, beating their drums very cleverly; they were followed by life-guards, with longbows and crossbows. tree →

note

Countable: one word. Compare: crossbow (a bow fixed on a stock and fired with a trigger), shortbow. «To draw the longbow» is also an old idiom meaning «to tell exaggerated stories».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «longbow» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.