longbow
Agincourt battlefield weapon
A longbow is a tall wooden bow, traditionally as long as the archer is tall, drawn by hand and used for shooting arrows.
The English longbow dominated medieval warfare, capable of penetrating armor at considerable distances.
Modern longbows are used primarily in traditional archery and hunting: He prefers a longbow to a compound bow.
One who shoots arrows
- bowstringCord spanning weapon's curve
- drawCreate with pencil
- aimPurpose or direction
- looseNot firmly secured
nock · quiver · arrow · target · fletching · bracer · armguard · shaft
Toxic conifer, flexible timber
- staveBarrel's wooden rib
- laminatedBonded between protective layers
- flatbowBow with rectangular limbs
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
flexibility · tension · bowstring · nock · hickory · ash · elm · bamboo
Blunt-tipped sewing tool
- volleySimultaneous firing burst
- arrowslitNarrow wall opening for archers
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
yeoman · english · welsh · broadhead · barrage · castle · fortification · medieval
Path of moving object
- rangeExtent of variation
- distanceSpace between two points
- arcCurved line segment
- velocityDirected rate of motion
accuracy · elevation · windage · draw weight · penetration · kinetic energy · flight · drop
archer
One who shoots arrows
loose · nock · quiver · arrow · target · fletching · bracer · armguard · shaft · grip
yew
Toxic conifer, flexible timber
grain · flexibility · tension · bowstring · nock · hickory · ash · elm · bamboo · horn
bodkin
Blunt-tipped sewing tool
- volleySimultaneous firing burst
- arrowslitNarrow wall opening for archers
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
battlefield · yeoman · english · welsh · broadhead · barrage · castle · fortification · medieval · knights
trajectory
Path of moving object
velocity · accuracy · elevation · windage · draw weight · penetration · kinetic energy · flight · drop · projectile
medieval
Of the Middle Ages
welsh · yeomanry · tournaments · heraldry · crusades · peasant · militia · traditional · heritage
- British WeaponsBrown Bess, claymore, broadsword, dirk, Spitfire
- martial weaponskatana, nunchaku, shuriken, bo staff, sai
- archeryarrow, arrows, archer, archery, target
- medievalknights, castles, cathedral, kings, queens
- Medieval Eraknights, Middle Ages, castles, feudal lords, medieval period
- Medieval Europekings, queens, knights, castles, castle
- English longbowTall wooden war bow