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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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But the man escaped and ran toward the mall with a crossbow, so officers fired at him, killing him, police said.
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Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 18 July 2025
Responding officers discovered that the woman had been shot in the face with a crossbow arrow and that the suspect had fled the scene in his vehicle.
—Mollie Markowitz, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2025
The weapons were likely used in a Roman war machine, like a scorpio, which was essentially a large stationary crossbow that fired artillery.
—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
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Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 18 July 2025
Responding officers discovered that the woman had been shot in the face with a crossbow arrow and that the suspect had fled the scene in his vehicle.
—Mollie Markowitz, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2025
The weapons were likely used in a Roman war machine, like a scorpio, which was essentially a large stationary crossbow that fired artillery.
—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
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“Crossbow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crossbow. Accessed 25 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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