Bowstring meaning

bō'strĭng'
The cord attached to both ends of an archer's bow.
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A cord stretched from one end of an archer's bow to the other.
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Any strong, light cord.
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The string of an archer's bow.
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(historical) A string used by the Turks for strangling offenders.
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To strangle with a bowstring.
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Sentence Examples

  • bowstring put an end to his life (1073).

  • For parabolic or bowstring girders, when r =8, the limiting span is 1280 ft.

  • From some known examples, C varies from 1500 to 1800 for iron braced parallel or bowstring girders, and from 1200 to 1500 for similar girders of steel.

  • Fle and his brother were seized and put to death, the instrument used being, according to Watson, the bowstring of Eastern story.

  • The next year, however, Toghrul Beg got rid of both his antagonists, Ibrahim being taken prisoner and strangled with the bowstring, while Basasiri fell in battle.

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