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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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The weapons were likely used in a Roman war machine, like a scorpio, which was essentially a large stationary crossbow that fired artillery.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 23 June 2025
The following day he was found injured in a cemetery in north London after shooting himself with the crossbow, AP reported.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
In June 2024, Ceja told police that Joss approached his house with a crossbow and hurled racial slurs at him, according to a separate police report.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 4 June 2025
The only way Jesse was getting that crossbow bolt out of her leg was pulling it straight through.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2025
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 23 June 2025
The following day he was found injured in a cemetery in north London after shooting himself with the crossbow, AP reported.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
In June 2024, Ceja told police that Joss approached his house with a crossbow and hurled racial slurs at him, according to a separate police report.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 4 June 2025
The only way Jesse was getting that crossbow bolt out of her leg was pulling it straight through.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2025
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“Crossbow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crossbow. Accessed 18 Jul. 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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