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Cosa (chi) è Crossbow - definizione

TYPE OF RANGED WEAPON BASED ON THE BOW
Cross-bow; Crossbows; Cross bow; Arbalet; Bowgun; Arbaletiers; Balister; Cranequin; Cross-bows
  • 16th-century crossbow with steel prod (Germany)
  • Modern competition crossbow
  • crossbowman]] drawing his bow behind his [[pavise]]. A hook on the end of a strap on his belt engages the bowstring. Holding the crossbow down by putting his foot through the stirrup, he draws the bow by straightening his legs
  • 21st-century hunting compound crossbow
  • The [[reticle]] of a modern crossbow [[telescopic sight]] allows the shooter to adjust for different ranges
  • Sketch by [[Leonardo da Vinci]], c. 1500
  • Eastern Han era]] (25–220 AD) of China, from the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]].
  • Greek ''[[gastraphetes]]''
  • 15th-century ''Wallarmbrust'', a heavy crossbow used for siege defense.
  • Arrowheads and lead balls, [[Han dynasty]]
  • Qin]] and [[Western Han dynasty]] crossbow trigger pieces.
  • Modern compound crossbow
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  • 16th century crossbow nut excavated at [[Harburger Schloßstraße]], [[Hamburg-Harburg]], Germany
  • Modern recurve crossbow
  • Cham]] mercenaries
  • A crossbow based on depictions from a Roman grave in Gaul.
  • A bronze crossbow trigger mechanism and butt plate that were mass-produced in the [[Warring States period]] (475–221 BC)
  • Modern recreation of a mounted triple bow crossbow

crossbow         
¦ noun a medieval bow of a kind fixed across a wooden support, having a groove for the bolt and a mechanism for drawing and releasing the string.
Derivatives
crossbowman noun (plural crossbowmen).
Crossbow         
·noun A weapon, used in discharging arrows, formed by placing a bow crosswise on a stock.
crossbow         
(crossbows)
A crossbow is a weapon consisting of a small, powerful bow that is fixed across a piece of wood, and aimed like a gun.
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Wikipedia

Crossbow

A crossbow is a ranged weapon using an elastic launching device consisting of a bow-like assembly called a prod, mounted horizontally on a main frame called a tiller, which is hand-held in a similar fashion to the stock of a long firearm. Crossbows shoot arrow-like projectiles called bolts or quarrels. A person who shoots crossbow is called a crossbowman or an arbalist (after the arbalest, a European crossbow variant used during the 12th century).

Crossbows and bows use the same launch principle, but an archer must maintain a bow's draw by pitching the bowstring with fingers, pulling it back with arm and back muscles and then holding that form in order to aim. This demands significant physical strength. A crossbow has a locking mechanism to maintain the draw, limiting the shooter's exertion to pulling the string into the lock and then releasing the shot by depressing a lever/trigger. This enables a crossbowman to handle more draw weight, and to hold it with significantly less physical strain, thus potentially achieving better precision.

The earliest known crossbows were made in the first millennium BC, not later than the 7th century BC in ancient China, and not later than the 1st century AD in Greece (as the gastraphetes); each civilization developed the weapon independently. Crossbows brought about a major shift in the role of projectile weaponry in wars, such as during Qin's unification wars and later the Han campaigns against northern nomads and western states. The medieval European crossbow was called by many names, including "crossbow" itself; most of these names derived from the word ballista, an ancient Greek torsion siege engine similar in appearance but different in design principle.

In modern times, firearms have largely supplanted bows and crossbows as weapons of warfare. However, crossbows still remain widely used for competitive shooting sports and hunting, or for relatively silent shooting.

Esempi dal corpus di testo per Crossbow
1. The following crossbows are included in the recall: Outfitter XB340 Compound Crossbow with model number AFB8'5'340, Fred Bear F340 Compound Crossbow with model number AFB8'4'350, Fred Bear F325 Compound Crossbow with model number AFB8'4'325, Fred Bear F300+ Compound Crossbow with model number AFB8'4'301 and Fred Bear F300 Compound Crossbow model number AFB8'4'300.
2. The barbarians did not have the skills necessary to cast the bronze locks the crossbow requires.
3. Over the years, he has also been caught with a crossbow and with marijuana.
4. The crossbow arrows were maroon coloured aluminium with silver tips and red and yellow fletchings.
5. A brave mongrel was twice shot in the head by callous thugs – with a crossbow.