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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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But her host soon reveals other plans, giving her a short head start before hunting her down with a crossbow. —
David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026 Both men got into the car, and Balboni pulled out the pistol-style crossbow, pointed it at the side of Baez’s head and fired, the report states. —David Goodhue april 22, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026 The liberal Democratic governor, whose strict gun control measures have long infuriated gun owners, this week filed a bill to allow Sunday hunting and expand crossbow hunting, long overdue moves that aimed to shore up one of her biggest weaknesses in an election year. —Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2026 Jackson County Sheriff Ross Mellinger told WV MetroNews that Fleming entered his father’s home with a preloaded crossbow. —Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for crossbow
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026 Both men got into the car, and Balboni pulled out the pistol-style crossbow, pointed it at the side of Baez’s head and fired, the report states. —David Goodhue april 22, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026 The liberal Democratic governor, whose strict gun control measures have long infuriated gun owners, this week filed a bill to allow Sunday hunting and expand crossbow hunting, long overdue moves that aimed to shore up one of her biggest weaknesses in an election year. —Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2026 Jackson County Sheriff Ross Mellinger told WV MetroNews that Fleming entered his father’s home with a preloaded crossbow. —Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for crossbow
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“Crossbow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/crossbow. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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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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