Arrow
Arrow ({not transcribed}) , noun
[Old English arewe, Anglo-Saxon arewe, earh; akin to Icelandic or, orvar, Gothic arhwazna, and perh. Latin arcus bow. Compare Arc.]
A missile weapon of offense, slender, pointed, and usually feathered and barbed, to be shot from a bow.
Collocations (1)
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.