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: a weapon for shooting quarrels and stones that consists chiefly of a short bow mounted crosswise near the end of a stock
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Researchers also ventured out in small boats and used crossbows fitted with darts to collect whale skin samples to confirm changes in their diets in years when prey was plentiful or scarce.
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Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2025
In 2013, the state legalized crossbow hunting statewide and in 2015, the state permitted hunting on Sundays.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2025
The assailant approached his front door with a pistol and what seemed to be a crossbow while Fuentes was livestreaming.
—Peter Aitken, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Thermal Master Since this is a scope designed for hunters, the image interface includes eight tactical reticle modes with five colors for aiming a rifle, bow, crossbow, or other device.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 18 Feb. 2025
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Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2025
In 2013, the state legalized crossbow hunting statewide and in 2015, the state permitted hunting on Sundays.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2025
The assailant approached his front door with a pistol and what seemed to be a crossbow while Fuentes was livestreaming.
—Peter Aitken, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Thermal Master Since this is a scope designed for hunters, the image interface includes eight tactical reticle modes with five colors for aiming a rifle, bow, crossbow, or other device.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Crossbow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crossbow. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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crossbow
noun
cross·bow
-ˌbō 
: a short bow mounted crosswise near the end of a wooden stock that shoots short arrows
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